Re: Count records in SQL

GET DIAGNOSTICS counts the rows just processed (deleted or inserted, for
example). It doesn't work on rows just sitting there.



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On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM Jimmy Sansi <jsansi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What about ...

exec sql GET DIAGNOSTICS :Rows = ROW_COUNT;

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5.0?topic=statements-get-diagnostics

On 2026-02-12 12:15, Jerry Forss wrote:

I have a SQL
SqlSelect = 'SELECT C6DcCd, ' +
'C6CvNb, '+
'C6AcDt, ' +
'C6FnSt,' +
'C6B9Cd ' +
'From ' + %Trim(PurgeXALib) + '/MBC6REP ' +
'Where C6ACDT <= ' + %EditC(PurgeDateCYMD : 'X');

Instead of reading through the cursor, I want the number of records
found.

How do I do that?

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