RE: Free format vs SQL

[Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Any chance they can make SQL free format?  Having to turn
>free off/on all the time will be a tough sell to others in the department.

Perhaps you could propose a standard whereby you wrap the SQL in a
procedure?  I know; it sounds lame.

       dow sqlcod=*zeros;
       count=*zeros;
       sqlcod=getPllineCount(VDLPO: COUNT)

with
     C/EXEC SQL
     C+ select count(*) into :COUNT from plline where pdlpo=:VDLPO
     C/END-EXEC
in your procedure

Buck