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SCAN/REPLACE

I have a SQLSTMTSTR that has the entire SQL script and is built dynamically in the SQLRPGLEW program. Once the build is complete, I have to SCAN for the WILDCARD CHARS "???" and replace with the field name EMSCEM in ALL occurances in the SQLSTMTSTR. I have to do this because there are multiple tables to join and the SCHEMA name has to precede EACH table name, so it will point to the correct DB on the UNIX server.

Kent Olsen

Hi bcloring08,

Is there a question here?

Kent

bcloring08

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Yes, I need to be able to SCAN and REPLACE the "???" in the SQL script and replace the "???" with a field name EMSCEM that has the MDM DB name in there.

Here is the idea that I am trying. I don't know if it will process ALL occurances or just the first one though, since I can't connect to the DB yet to ry it out....

C Z-ADD 0 Position 3 0
C eval Position = %scan('???':SqlStmtStr)
C If Position <> 0
C eval SqlStmtStr = %replace(EMSCEM:SqlStmtStr:
C position:1)
C endif

i.e.
SPR_V (this is the MDM DB view) AL1 (is the table name Alias)
FROM ???.SPR_V AL1, ???.TIME_FSC_DY_V AL2, ???.CP_DLY_SLS_V AL6,
???.CP_INV_LCN_V AL8, ???.BSN_UN_PDT_A_V AL9, ???.PDT_CNSGN_IND_V AL10, ???.BSN_
UN_LCN_V AL11

Kent Olsen

What's your host O/S?

bcloring08

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HOST O/S = AS400 Db2-400
TARGET O/S = Oracle MDM DB on Unix server

Kent Olsen

If you can move the source to the unix box, changing it from there is almost trivial.

sed 's/\?\?\?/EMSCEM/g' oldfilename > newfilename

Kent

bcloring08

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Kdo,

Unfortunately, because this is an As400 BATCH job, moving the source to the Unix system is not an option.

The goal of this project is to connect to the Unix MDM DB, extract the inventory and sales information in the tables there, return to the AS400 with the SQL statement built, then I load it to the 852 EDI transaction set and send the information to the trading partners. I think the only 2 pieces I am missing is CONNECTING to the UNIX from the iSeries and then once the SQL statement is built (SQLSTMTSTR) then I have to replace the wildcard chars (???) with the Schema name in multiple locations in the script.

Kent Olsen

Dave's probably our most knowledgeable AS/400 geek, er guru. Let's see if he can help.

I have no idea how you would connect to an Oracle database from the AS/400. I don't even know if it can be done, but I suspect that it can.

If the data volume is modest, I'd consider firing up DB2 on your unix server and federating it to the AS/400 and the Oracle systems. You can then run all of the SQL from the federated DB2 server and most of this will just go away.

Kent

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bcloring08

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Thank you that worked perfectly. Now all I have to figure out is how to connect to MDM DB from iSeries, which is in another question I posed to the experts here. Thanks again everyone!
Bob Loring

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Minor added note... Kent's mention of sed brings up regular-expressions and Qshell utilities. Those are accessible from ILE RPG, so _potentially_ useful. However, native bifs like %scan() and %replace() will perform better in almost every case. They're good to keep in mind for particularly tricky cases though.

Tom

Kent Olsen

Hi Tom,

My apologies in forgetting about you earlier. I hadn't seen you for a while and had tried to defer to Dave, forgetting that you too are quite the resource for AS/400 related items.

:)

Kent

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Kent:

No problem. Every once in a while, somebody has to work. I suspect that's where Dave is!

Tom

bcloring08

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Thank you again Tom and Kent. I am just waiting for the EDW department to send me the JBDC Net drivers so I can connect from the iSeries to the Unix box.
Bob