SQLCOLn.1
Some SELECT functions such as CURRENT SQLID, MAX, and AVG are not associated with a
particular DB2 column. To view the results you must reference column name SQLCOLn.1.
The n begins with, and is incremented by one, for each function included in the SELECT
statement. All columns represented by SQLCOLn appear in the SQL_COLNAME compound
variable.
Using the SQL Communications Area
The fields that make up the SQL Communications Area (SQLCA) are automatically included by the
REXX/CICS DB2 when you issue SQL. The SQLCODE and SQLSTATE fields of the SQLCA contain SQL
return codes. These values are set by the REXX/CICS DB2 after each SQL statement is executed.
The SQLCA fields are maintained in separate variables rather than in a contiguous data area. The
variables that are maintained are defined as follows:
SQLCODE
The primary SQL return code.
SQLERRM
Error and warning message tokens. Adjacent tokens are separated by a byte containing X'FF'.
SQLERRP
Product code and, if there is an error, the name of the module that returned the error.
SQLERRD.n
Six variables containing diagnostic information. (The variable n is a number between 1 and 6.)
Note: The count of the number of SQL rows affected by the DELETE, INSERT, and UPDATE
command is contained in SQLERRD.3.
SQLWARN.n
Eleven variables containing warning flags. (The variable n is a number between 0 and 10.)
SQLSTATE
The alternate SQL return code.
Example Using SQL Statements
In the following example, the REXX/CICS exec prompts for the name of a department, obtains the names
and phone numbers of all members of that department from the EMPLOYEE table, and presents that
information on the screen.
/******************************************************/
/* Exec to list names and phone numbers by department */
/******************************************************/
/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Get the department number to be used in the select statement */
/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
Say 'Enter a department number'
Pull dept
/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Retrieve all rows from the EMPLOYEE table for the department */
/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
"EXECSQL SELECT LASTNAME, PHONENO FROM EMPLOYEE ",
"WHERE WORKDEPT = '"dept"'"
If rc <> 0 then
do
Say''
Say 'Error accessing EMPLOYEE table'
Say 'RC =' rc
Say 'SQLCODE =' SQLCODE
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