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  Asked: Jun 2 2008   4:55 PM GMT
  Asked by: Jonty Walker

Creating JCL to execute a large merged file of SQL for DB2


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I need to create a JCL that will execute - individually - SQL statements within a merged file (multiple SQL) and write the SQL results to a single output file. Suggestions?

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Last Answered: Jun 2 2008  8:19 PM GMT  by Graybeard52




RUNSQLSTM will run multiple SQL statements
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Jonty Walker  |   Jun 3 2008  2:32PM GMT

Thanks Greybeard52;

That looks like a viable solution to my problem. If I’m reading the WIKI SEARCH on RUNSQLSTM correctly, the length of input file or the number of SQL statements in that file is NOT an issue. COOL! Are there ANY concerns with using RUNSQLSTM w.r.t. the SELECT statement (that you know of) ?

 

Graybeard52  |   Jun 3 2008  3:06PM GMT

Well, yes.

RUNSQLSTM is designed for batch use, so it cannot return a result set. You can create tables, views, updates, etc. To use SELECT, it must be inserting the records into a table, which is what I think you want to do.

Otherwise, just put a semi-colon at the end of each statement.