AS/400 DSTDTA now handles SQL STRINGS for selecting data

Ever wanted to extract some data out of an IBMi/AS400 file using SQL and then email that data to someone as an Excel Spreadsheet?

Now you can… all from one IBMi command without having to write any CL code to do it.

I added this new function to the PROJEX400 - Distribute Data command last night – so it can now take a bite of selected data using SQL and send it as a TXT, CSV, XML or PDF as EMAIL.

Huge timesaver for me and has been on my wish-list for ages.

Example:

DSTDTA FILE(CSP20) DATA(*SQL) DATASQL('select * from CSP20 where CONO20 = ''??'' and PSTD20 between 1061001 and 1101022') METHOD(*EMAIL) TYPE(*XML) EMAIL(*prompt) INSERT(*LINK) SUBJECT('Here is the spreadsheet for data range 10/01/2010 thru 10/22/2010') IFSDIR(*USER) IFSDOC('CSP20 Spreadsheet') STAMP(*YES)

Creates a spreadsheet in the IFS called /home/nlitten/csp20spreadsheet[10-26-2010_08.34.06].csv and emailed a link to me.

It's a thing of beauty. Hope it helps somebody.

This interesting article was originally published at: http://www.projex.com