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paramita.barman
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Hi,
The requirement is to compare a particular field of a file against a field in a table, then delete the common values from the DB2 table. Writing a COBOL-DB2 program is not convenient in this case.
Can you please suggest any other alternative solution for the same?
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dick scherrer
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| Writing a COBOL-DB2 program is not convenient in this case |
Convenient? It is downright trivial. I believe the entire program logic would be:
1. read file.
2. read appropriate database info
3. delete the ones that need to be deleted.
How would you prefer to do this (keeping in mind that this is the COBOL part of th forum)? |
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paramita.barman
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Hi Dick,
Yes...... actually I have already thought of the solution you have suggested. But then we need to bind the program. There are complications in our system which does not allow us to do so.
Could you please suggest a different solution for the same? (Like writing an Easytrieve program or a Sort for that matter).
Thanks for your reply. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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.... Writing a COBOL-DB2 program is not convenient in this case.
Can you please suggest any other alternative solution for the same? |
write a DB2-COBOL program, faster and simpler
/rant on
I think that discarding a solution because of ...
unconveniences, feelings, impressions, ...
without having evaluated alternatives,
or even worse without having alternatives to evaluate
is just &any_derogatory_adjective_You_like
/rant off |
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dick scherrer
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| Like writing an Easytrieve program |
Yes, the same process could be implemented using Easytrieve. There are db2 examples in the Easytrieve documentation.
If your organization is licensed to use Easytrieve, the manuals can be downloaded for free from CA support. |
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paramita.barman
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Hi,
The requirement is to compare a particular field of a file against a field in a table, then delete the common values from the DB2 table. Writing a COBOL-DB2 program is not convenient in this case.
Can you please suggest any other alternative solution for the same?
Thanks in advance. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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You already asked the same question in the cobol forum
why ask again? exactly with the same words... to get the same reply ??
or, You simply want somebody to write the code for You???
as a politician said:
to think evil is a sin, but most of the times You are right |
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Anuj Dhawan
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Hi,
May be if you "unload" the table to a QSAM (flat file) & "upload" after process is done (deletion of similar records), might help. |
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the_gautam
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| Writing a COBOL-DB2 program is not convenient in this case. |
can you please tell us the difficulties in writing such a program? |
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ermanisharora
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| paramita.barman wrote: |
Could you please suggest a different solution for the same? (Like writing an Easytrieve program or a Sort for that matter).
Thanks for your reply. |
If there is a problem in binding, even the easytrieve would not work then.... As mentioned by Anuj, you can go for unload,sort and upload approach then |
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