Re: Another SQL Question

[Pete Hall <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:25:49 -0500, JackTucky wrote:

> I have several different files that all contain a company#.  I want to
> use SQL to write a new record for every record in the file but change
> the company number to 2.  All of the other fields remain the same.

Sure. Using *SYSNAMING, you could do this:

CREATE TABLE QTEMP/WORKTBL AS (
SELECT * FROM MYFILE WHERE COMPANY=1 ) WITH DATA;

UPDATE QTEMP/WORKTBL SET COMPANY=2;

INSERT INTO MYFILE
SELECT * FROM QTEMP/WORKTABLE;