Re: qmqry runs interactively but not in batch

[Bob Larkin <blarkin@xxxxxx>]

Try starting degug (you don't have to specify a program), then run the SQL. Then
look in the joblog. Some SQL messages are placed there when in debug. My guess 
is
that there is a mismatch in the substitution parameters.
Bob

Joel Fritz wrote:

> This is an appeal to someone who actually knows something about sql.  All I
> know I learned from rtvqmqry.
>
> The following is a qmqry extracted from a query400 object and given some
> parameters.  It runs fine interactively either with message prompting or by
> providing it all the setvar values it needs.  It will not run in batch when
> provided the same setvar values that work interactively.  The error message
> is:  "Message . . . . :   Keyword BY not expected. Valid tokens: FOR WITH
> ORDER UNION OPTIMIZE."
>
> The offending query looks like this:
>
>  SELECT
>    ALL       T02.ORDTYP, T02.ORD#, T01.VND, T01.ITM, T01.STY, T01.QTYORD,
>              T01.LINSTS, LINCST*(QTYORD) AS EXTCST, T01.SHPYR, T01.SHPMD
>    FROM      NEWFIL/LIN T01,
>              NEWFIL/ORD T02
>    WHERE     T01.ORD# = T02.ORD#
>      AND    (SRCCD = &S OR SRCCD = &SM)
>      AND     SHPYR BETWEEN &Y AND 99
>      AND     SHPMD BETWEEN &MD AND 1231
>      AND     VND = &V
>      AND     ITM = &I
>      AND     STY = &SL
>    ORDER BY  T01.SHPYR ASC, T01.SHPMD ASC
>
>
>
> I know the variable names are cryptic, I tried to shorten them to see if the
> length of the where clause was a problem.  I've also tried passing one long
> string for the where clause which doesn't work because it's over 55
> characters.  We're running v4r3 and don't have the full sql package.
>
> I'd be grateful for any insight, even something that begins "Of course it
> doesn't work..."
>
> ###########################################
> The above is my personal opinion and is not intended to represent good
> programming practice or the product of a sound mind.
>
> Joel Fritz
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