Re: Betterment of AS/400 - Query/400

[Ravi <ravi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

SQL/400 is great for interactive queries and displaying data on the
screen, but what if you want to run reports ? There is no ability to do
any kind of report formatting. THe basic report that just lists all the
fields on your "select" is just not enough.

Simon Brunning wrote:
> 
> All this Query/400 wish-list stuff. None of this will never happen. Why?
> Because *all* of this stuff is already available in SQL/400.
> Ever since I can remember, IBM has been shoveling new features into SQL.
> *None* of them have made it into Query/400. In fact, over the last eight
> years or so, I can't think of a single new Query/400 feature.
> All I can do is recommend is that you buy SQL/400, and take the time to
> learn it. The prompting is rubbish, but with a DSPFFD by your side, you can
> do stuff that Query can't even dream of.
> If anyone has any SQL questions, I'll be happy to try and help.
> 
> Hold fast,
> Simon Brunning.
>
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