Inserting records to DB2 from file, with primary key

vijayk_hr · New User Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 3

Dear All,
I need some input for the following from your side..please.

I have flat file and i need to read one by one records from this file and have to insert it into DB2 table. There is a primary key for this table.
Here what are the scenario i have to handle to avoid duplicate insertion error and others ...

here my doubt is ..how to handle duplicate insertion error and how to have unique key ..

Need help .........

Thanks,
Vijay[color=blue][/color]

Anbudan · New User Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Germany

Hi Vijay

If duplicate ' means' - complete record(NOT single field), Then
I) create temp field(say Pic 80) in WS

1)Open the file
2)Read file
3)compare with remp field (check 'y' or 'n')
4)Move the record into temp field
5)insert into table

Any doubt, dont hesitate to ask

Regards
Anbudan

ovreddy · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:21 pm

Hi Vijay,

You go through the following steps...

1. Read File
2. Move File Variables into Host Variables
3. Execute Insert statement
4. IF SQLCODE=-803 THEN
DO ROLLBACK;
ELSE
IF SQLCODE = 0 THEN
DO COMMIT;

But It will take a long time. If it is a one time program then its ok. Other wise follow the steps suggested by Anubudan.

Thanks,
Reddy.

prasanth_thavva · New User Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Posts: 86 Location: Chennai

hi,
two conditions u wll get one is

Nikhil Thayyil · New User Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 5 Location: India

To eliminate the duplicates u can just use a Sort JCl.