RE: QMQRY vs SQL LPP (was: Elementary SQL question) -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: RE: QMQRY vs SQL LPP (was: Elementary SQL question)
From: Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:06:50 -0400
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>Btw, the qmquery manager does not allow nested functions, eg.
>avg(count(field)). Is this a limitation that does not exist with the
>full blown SQL LPP?

The limitations are the same.  To the best of my knowledge, QMQRY is
essentially an API to the SQL run-time.  That run time comes with OS/400.
The SQL Licenced Program Product adds some front-end type of processing to
give you the interactive prompter (ISQL) and the pre-processors for the
HLLs.

  --buck

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