RE: SQL CREATE TABLE command - ALIAS

["Elvis Budimlic" <ebudimlic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe, 

I think short names are iSeries specific so I don't see how you can avoid
platform specific workarounds.  

ONE way to go is stick with SQL standard long names for platform
independence and if you need to use meaningful short names in RPG on the
iSeries, then define a logical file over the base physical using the DDS
RENAME functionality.  This way you could have meaningful short names for
iSeries specific functions.

It's probably easier just to have two flavors of CREATE TABLE in your build
scripts, one iSeries specific with FOR clause for short names, and other
platform independent.

Elvis

-----Original Message-----
 Subject: SQL CREATE TABLE command - ALIAS

On a create table command, can I specify both the short and long names
for a field, such that RPG will see the short name but SQL will see the
longer name?

Say I want to create a table named DUMMY with one field, DESCRIPTION.
If I just do "CREATE TABLE DUMMY (DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(50))" I end up
with a field named DESCR00001 with an alternate name of DESCRIPTION.
I'd like to be able to also supply my own short name of DESC for the
field.

Joe