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You'd think so, wouldn't' you. But there is an upside. If you're doing this over and over again, you could use parameter markers. That would speed up your queries dramatically. Thanks, Mark Mark D. Walter Senior Programmer/Analyst CCX, Inc. mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.ccxinc.com michael@ryantechn ology.com Sent by: To midrange-l-bounce Midrange Systems Technical s@xxxxxxxxxxxx Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> cc 12/08/2004 03:49 PM Subject RE: Variable ORDER BY Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@midra nge.com> Thanks Mark...thought it would be easy like a select. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Variable ORDER BY > From: MWalter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wed, December 08, 2004 3:45 pm > To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > You need to take a look at the PREPARE and DEFINE CURSOR statements. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > Mark D. Walter > Senior Programmer/Analyst > CCX, Inc. > mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.ccxinc.com > > > > michael@ryantechn > ology.com > Sent by: To > midrange-l-bounce midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx > s@xxxxxxxxxxxx cc > > Subject > 12/08/2004 03:42 Variable ORDER BY > PM > > > Please respond to > Midrange Systems > Technical > Discussion > <midrange-l@midra > nge.com> > > > > > > > How can I use a variable ORDER BY clause in an embedded SQL statement? > This doesn't work... > > C/EXEC SQL > C+ Declare MyCursor Cursor For > C+ Select * > C+ From Myfile > C+ Order By :MyField > C+ For Read Only > C/End-Exec > > I know I have to do something different because it's a variable that > contains a field name, but I dunno what that different thing is. > > TIA... > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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