The Create SQL PL/I Program (CRTSQLPLI) command calls the Structured Query Language (SQL) precompiler which precompiles PL/I source containing SQL statements, produces a temporary source member, and then optionally calls the PL/I compiler to compile the program.

If the Relational database (RDB) parameter is specified and a program is created, an SQL package will be created at the specified relational database.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
PGM	Program	Qualified object name	Required, Positional 1
	Qualifier 1: Program	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *CURLIB
SRCFILE	Source file	Qualified object name	Optional, Positional 2
	Qualifier 1: Source file	Name, QPLISRC
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
SRCMBR	Source member	Name, *PGM	Optional, Positional 3
COMMIT	Commitment control	*CHG, *ALL, *CS, *NONE, *RR, *UR, *RS, *NC	Optional
RDB	Relational database	Simple name, *LOCAL, *NONE	Optional
TEXT	Text 'description'	Character value, *SRCMBRTXT, *BLANK	Optional
USER	RDB user	Name, *CURRENT	Optional
PASSWORD	RDB user password	Character value, *NONE, ' '	Optional
OPTION	Precompiler options	Values (up to 10 repetitions): *NOSRC, *NOSOURCE, *SRC, *SOURCE, *XREF, *NOXREF, *GEN, *NOGEN, *JOB, *SYSVAL, *PERIOD, *COMMA, *SECLVL, *NOSECLVL, *SQL, *SYS, *OPTLOB, *NOOPTLOB	Optional
TGTRLS	Target release	Simple name, *CURRENT, *PRV	Optional
INCFILE	INCLUDE file	Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: INCLUDE file	Name, *SRCFILE
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
ALWCPYDTA	Allow copy of data	*OPTIMIZE, *YES, *NO	Optional
CLOSQLCSR	Close SQL cursor	*ENDPGM, *ENDSQL, *ENDJOB	Optional
ALWBLK	Allow blocking	*ALLREAD, *NONE, *READ	Optional
DLYPRP	Delay PREPARE	*NO, *YES	Optional
GENLVL	Severity level	0-40, 10	Optional
MARGINS	Source margins	Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Left margin	1-80, *SRCFILE
	Element 2: Right margin	1-80
DATFMT	Date format	*JOB, *USA, *ISO, *EUR, *JIS, *MDY, *DMY, *YMD, *JUL	Optional
DATSEP	Date separator character	*JOB, '/', '.', ',', '-', ' ', *BLANK	Optional
TIMFMT	Time format	*HMS, *USA, *ISO, *EUR, *JIS	Optional
TIMSEP	Time separator character	*JOB, ':', '.', ',', ' ', *BLANK	Optional
REPLACE	Replace	*YES, *NO	Optional
RDBCNNMTH	RDB connect method	*DUW, *RUW	Optional
DFTRDBCOL	Default collection	Name, *NONE	Optional
DYNDFTCOL	Dynamic default collection	*NO, *YES	Optional
SQLPKG	Package	Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: Package	Name, *PGM
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *PGMLIB
SQLPATH	SQL path	Single values: *NAMING, *LIBL Other values (up to 268 repetitions): Name	Optional
SQLCURRULE	SQL rules	*DB2, *STD	Optional
SAAFLAG	IBM SQL flagging	*NOFLAG, *FLAG	Optional
FLAGSTD	ANS flagging	*NONE, *ANS	Optional
PRTFILE	Print file	Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: Print file	Name, QSYSPRT
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
USRPRF	User profile	*NAMING, *USER, *OWNER	Optional
DYNUSRPRF	Dynamic user profile	*USER, *OWNER	Optional
SRTSEQ	Sort sequence	Single values: *JOB, *HEX, *JOBRUN, *LANGIDUNQ, *LANGIDSHR Other values: Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: Sort sequence	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
LANGID	Language id	Character value, *JOB, *JOBRUN	Optional
TOSRCFILE	To source file	Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: To source file	Name, QSQLTEMP
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, QTEMP, *LIBL, *CURLIB
DECRESULT	Decimal result options	Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Maximum precision	31, 63
	Element 2: Maximum scale	0-63, 31
	Element 3: Minimum divide scale	0-9, 0
COMPILEOPT	Compiler options	Character value, *NONE	Optional

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Program (PGM)

Specifies the program to be created.

This is a required parameter.

Qualifier 1: Program

name

Specify the name of the program to be created.

Qualifier 2: Library

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is used to locate the compiled program. If no current library entry exists in the library list, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the compiled program is located.

Source file (SRCFILE)

Specifies the source file that contains the PL/I source statements and SQL statements.

Qualifier 1: Source file

QPLISRC

Source file QPLISRC contains the PL/I source.

name

Specify the name of the source file that contains the PL/I source.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

All libraries in the job's library list are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.

name

Specify the name of the library to be searched.

Source member (SRCMBR)

Specifies the source file member that contains the input source. This parameter is used only if the source file specified for the Source file (SRCFILE) parameter is a database file.

*PGM

The source file member that has the same name as the program name specified for the Program (PGM) parameter contains the input source.

name

Specify the name of the source file member that contains the input source.

Commitment control (COMMIT)

Specifies whether SQL statements in the compiled program are run under commitment control. Files referred to in the host language source are not affected by this option. Only SQL tables, SQL views, and SQL packages referred to in SQL statements are affected.

*CHG or *UR

Specifies the objects referred to in SQL ALTER, CALL, COMMENT ON, CREATE, DROP, GRANT, LABEL ON, RENAME, and REVOKE statements and the rows updated, deleted, and inserted are locked until the end of the unit of work (transaction). Uncommitted changes in other jobs can be seen.

*CS

Specifies the objects referred to in SQL ALTER, CALL, COMMENT ON, CREATE, DROP, GRANT, LABEL ON, RENAME, and REVOKE statements and the rows updated, deleted, and inserted are locked until the end of the unit of work (transaction). A row that is selected, but not updated, is locked until the next row is selected. Uncommitted changes in other jobs cannot be seen.

*ALL or *RS

Specifies the objects referred to in SQL ALTER, CALL, COMMENT ON, CREATE, DROP, GRANT, LABEL ON, RENAME, and REVOKE statements and the rows selected, updated, deleted, and inserted are locked until the end of the unit of work (transaction). Uncommitted changes in other jobs cannot be seen.

*NONE or *NC

Specifies that commitment control is not used. Uncommitted changes in other jobs can be seen. If the SQL DROP SCHEMA statement is included in the program, *NONE or *NC must be used. If a relational database is specified for the Relational database (RDB) parameter, and the relational database is on a system that is not on an iSeries system, *NONE or *NC cannot be specified.

*RR

Specifies the objects referred to in SQL ALTER, CALL, COMMENT ON, CREATE, DROP, GRANT, LABEL ON, RENAME, and REVOKE statements and the rows selected, updated, deleted, and inserted are locked until the end of the unit of work (transaction). Uncommitted changes in other jobs cannot be seen. All tables referred to in SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, and INSERT statements are locked exclusively until the end of the unit of work (transaction).

Relational database (RDB)

Specifies the name of the relational database where the SQL package is to be created.

*LOCAL

The program is created as a distributed SQL program. The SQL statements will access the local database. An SQL package object is not created as part of the precompile process. The Create Structured Query Language Package (CRTSQLPKG) command can be used.

*NONE

An SQL package object is not created. The program object is not a distributed program and the Create Structured Query Language Package (CRTSQLPKG) command cannot be used.

name

Specify the name of the relational database where the new SQL package object is to be created. When the name of the local relational database is specified, the program created is still a distributed SQL program. The SQL statements will access the local database.

Text 'description' (TEXT)

Specifies text that briefly describes the program and its function.

*SRCMBRTXT

The text is taken from the source file member being used to create the program. If the source file is an inline file or a device file, the text is blank.

*BLANK

No text is specified.

'description'

Specify no more than 50 characters, enclosed in apostrophes.

RDB user (USER)

Specifies the user name sent to the remote system when starting the conversation. This parameter is valid only when RDB is specified.

*CURRENT

The user name associated with the current job is used.

name

Specify the user name to be used for the application server job.

RDB user password (PASSWORD)

Specifies the password to be used on the remote system. This parameter is valid only when RDB is specified.

*NONE

No password is sent. A user name cannot be specified for the RDB user (USER) parameter if this value is specified.

Note: Specifying a password of a blank is the same as specifying *NONE.

password

Specify the password of the user name specified for the USER parameter.

Precompiler options (OPTION)

Specifies whether the following options are used when the PL/I source is precompiled. If an option is specified more than once, or if two options conflict, the last option specified is used.

Source listing options:

*NOSRC or *NOSOURCE

The precompiler does not produce a source printout unless errors are detected during precompile or create package.

*SRC or *SOURCE

The precompiler produces a source printout.

Cross reference options:

*NOXREF

The precompiler does not produce a cross-reference of names.

*XREF

The precompiler produces a cross-reference between items declared in your program and the numbers of the statements in your program that refer to these items.

Host language compiler call options:

*GEN

The precompiler calls the PL/I compiler. If a relational database name is specified for the Relational database (RDB) parameter, and the compile is successful, an SQL package is also created.

*NOGEN

The precompiler does not call the PL/I compiler. Neither a program nor an SQL package is created.

Decimal point options:

*PERIOD

The value used as the decimal point for numeric constants used in SQL statements is a period. This value is also used as the decimal point character when casting a numeric value to character.

*JOB

The representation for the decimal point specified for the job at precompile time is used.

Note: If QDECFMT specifies that the value used as the decimal point is a comma, any numeric constants in lists (such as in the SELECT clause or the VALUES clause) must be separated by a comma followed by a blank. For example, VALUES(1,1, 2,23, 4,1) is equivalent to VALUES(1.1,2.23,4.1) in which the decimal point is a period.

*SYSVAL

The value used as the decimal point is the QDECFMT system value.

Note: If QDECFMT specifies that the value used as the decimal point is a comma, any numeric constants in lists (such as in the SELECT clause or the VALUES clause) must be separated by a comma followed by a blank. For example, VALUES(1,1, 2,23, 4,1) is equivalent to VALUES(1.1,2.23,4.1) in which the decimal point is a period.

*COMMA

The value used as the decimal point is a comma.

Note: Any numeric constants in lists (such as in the SELECT clause or the VALUES clause) must be separated by a comma followed by a blank. For example, VALUES(1,1, 2,23, 4,1) is equivalent to VALUES(1.1,2.23,4.1) where the decimal point is a period.

Naming convention options:

*SYS

Specifies that the system naming convention is used (library-name/file-name).

*SQL

Specifies that the SQL naming convention is used (schema-name.table-name).

If a relational database is specified for the Relational database (RDB) parameter, and the database is on a system that is not an iSeries system, *SQL must be specified as the naming convention.

Second-level message text options:

*NOSECLVL

Second-level text descriptions are not added to the listing.

*SECLVL

Second-level text with replacement data is added for all messages on the listing.

LOB optimization for DRDA options:

*OPTLOB

The first FETCH for a cursor determines how the cursor will be used for LOBs (Large Objects) on all subsequent FETCHes. This option remains in effect until the cursor is closed.

If the first FETCH uses a LOB locator to access a LOB column, no subsequent FETCH for that cursor can fetch that LOB column into a LOB host variable.

If the first FETCH places the LOB column into a LOB host variable, no subsequent FETCH for that cursor can use a LOB locator for that column.

*NOOPTLOB

There is no restriction on whether a column is retrieved into a LOB locator or into a LOB host variable. This option can cause performance to degrade.

Target release (TGTRLS)

Specifies the release of the operating system on which you intend to use the object being created.

When specifying the target-release value, the format VxRxMx is used to specify the release, where Vx is the version, Rx is the release, and Mx is the modification level. For example, V5R3M0 is version 5, release 3, modification 0.

Valid values depend on the current version, release, and modification level of the operating system, and they change with each new release. You can press F4 while prompting this command parameter to see a list of valid target release values.

*CURRENT

The object is to be used on the release of the operating system currently running on your system. The object can also be used on a system with any subsequent release of the operating system installed.

*PRV

The object is to be used on the previous release with modification level 0 of the operating system. The object can also be used on a system with any subsequent release of the operating system installed.

target-release

Specify the release in the format VxRxMx. The object can be used on a system with the specified release or with any subsequent release of the operating system installed.

INCLUDE file (INCFILE)

Specifies the source file that contains members to be included in the program with the SQL INCLUDE statement.

Single values

*SRCFILE

The qualified source file you specify for the Source file (SRCFILE) parameter contains the source file members specified on any SQL INCLUDE statements.

Qualifier 1: INCLUDE file

name

Specify the name of the source file that contains the source file members specified on any SQL INCLUDE statements.

The record length of the source file you specify here must be no less than the record length of the source file you specify for the Source file (SRCFILE) parameter.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

All libraries in the job's library list are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the source file is located.

Allow copy of data (ALWCPYDTA)

Specifies whether a copy of the data can be used in a SELECT statement.

*OPTIMIZE

The system determines whether to use the data retrieved directly from the database or to use a copy of the data. The decision is based on which method provides the best performance. If the Commitment control (COMMIT) parameter is not *NONE, the Allow blocking (ALWBLK) parameter should be set to *ALLREAD, when possible, for best performance.

*YES

A copy of the data is used only when necessary.

*NO

A copy of the data is not used. If a temporary copy of the data is required to perform the query, an error message is returned.

Close SQL cursor (CLOSQLCSR)

Specifies when SQL cursors are implicitly closed, SQL prepared statements are implicitly discarded, and LOCK TABLE locks released. SQL cursors are explicitly closed by issuing the CLOSE, COMMIT (without HOLD), ROLLBACK (without HOLD), or CONNECT (Type 1) SQL statements.

*ENDPGM

The SQL cursors are closed and SQL prepared statements are discarded when the program ends. LOCK TABLE locks are released when the first SQL program on the call stack ends.

*ENDSQL

The SQL cursors remain open between calls and rows can be fetched without running another SQL OPEN statement. One of the programs higher on the call stack must have run at least one SQL statement. The SQL cursors are closed, SQL prepared statements are discarded, and LOCK TABLE locks are released when the first SQL program on the call stack ends. If you specify *ENDSQL for a program that is the first SQL program called (the first SQL program on the call stack), the program is treated as if *ENDPGM was specified.

*ENDJOB

SQL cursors remain open between calls and can be fetched without running another SQL OPEN statement. The programs higher on the call stack do not need to have run SQL statements. SQL cursors are left open, SQL prepared statements are preserved, and LOCK TABLE locks are held when the first SQL program on the call stack ends. SQL cursors are closed, SQL prepared statements are discarded, and LOCK TABLE locks are released when the job ends.

Allow blocking (ALWBLK)

Specifies whether the database manager can use record blocking and the extent to which blocking can be used for read-only cursors.

*ALLREAD

Rows are blocked for read-only cursors. All cursors in a program that are not explicitly able to be changed are opened for read-only processing even though there may be EXECUTE or EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statements in the program.

Specifying *ALLREAD:

• Allows record blocking for all read-only cursors.
• Can improve the performance of almost all read-only cursors in programs, but limits queries in the following ways:
  • The Rollback (ROLLBACK) command, a ROLLBACK statement in host languages, or the ROLLBACK HOLD SQL statement does not reposition a read-only cursor when *ALLREAD is specified.
  • Dynamic running of a positioned UPDATE or DELETE statement (for example, using EXECUTE IMMEDIATE), can not be used to update a row in a cursor unless the DECLARE statement for the cursor includes the FOR UPDATE clause.

*NONE

Rows are not blocked for retrieval of data for cursors.

Specifying *NONE:

• Guarantees that the data retrieved is current.
• May reduce the amount of time required to retrieve the first row of data for a query.
• Stops the database manager from retrieving a block of data rows that is not used by the program when only the first few rows of a query are retrieved before the query is closed.
• Can degrade the overall performance of a query that retrieves a large number of rows.

*READ

Records are blocked for read-only retrieval of data for cursors when:

• *NONE is specified for the Commitment control (COMMIT) parameter, which indicates that commitment control is not used.
• The cursor is declared with a FOR READ ONLY clause or there are no dynamic statements that could run a positioned UPDATE or DELETE statement for the cursor.

Delay PREPARE (DLYPRP)

Specifies whether the dynamic statement validation for a PREPARE statement is delayed until an OPEN, EXECUTE, or DESCRIBE statement is run. Delaying validation improves performance by eliminating redundant validation.

*NO

Dynamic statement validation is not delayed. When the dynamic statement is prepared, the access plan is validated. When the dynamic statement is used in an OPEN or EXECUTE statement, the access plan is revalidated. Because the authority or the existence of objects referred to by the dynamic statement may change, you must still check the SQLCODE or SQLSTATE after issuing the OPEN or EXECUTE statement to ensure that the dynamic statement is still valid.

*YES

Dynamic statement validation is delayed until the dynamic statement is used in an OPEN, EXECUTE, or DESCRIBE SQL statement. When the dynamic statement is used, the validation is completed and an access plan is built. If you specify *YES for this parameter for precompiled programs, you should check the SQLCODE and SQLSTATE after running an OPEN, EXECUTE, or DESCRIBE statement to ensure that the dynamic statement is valid.

Note: If you specify *YES, performance is not improved if the INTO clause is used on the PREPARE statement or if a DESCRIBE statement uses the dynamic statement before an OPEN is issued for the statement.

Severity level (GENLVL)

Specifies whether the compiler is called, depending on the severity of messages generated as a result of errors found by the SQL precompiler. If precompiler errors are generated that have a message severity level greater than the value specified for this parameter, the compiler is not called.

If the Relational database (RDB) parameter is specified and the severity of the messages generated as a result of package creation is greater than the severity level specified for this parameter, the SQL package is not created.

10

Do not call the compiler if SQL precompiler messages with a message severity greater than 10 are generated.

0-40

Specify the maximum SQL precompiler message severity level to be used to control whether the compiler is called.

Source margins (MARGINS)

Specifies the part of the precompiler input record that contains source text.

Element 1: Left margin

*SRCFILE

The margin values of the file member you specify for the Source member (SRCMBR) parameter are used. If the member is of source type SQLPLI, the margin values are the values specified on the SEU services display. If the member is of a different source type, the margin values are the default values of 2 and 72.

1-80

Specify the beginning position to be used for each input record.

Element 2: Right margin

1-80

Specify the ending position to be used for each input record.

Date format (DATFMT)

Specifies the format used when accessing date result columns. All output date fields are returned in the format you specify. For input date strings, the value you specify is used to determine whether the date is a valid format.

Note: An input date string that uses the format *USA, *ISO, *EUR, or *JIS is always valid.

If you connect to a relational database that is on a system that is not an iSeries system, the format must be *USA, *ISO, *EUR, or *JIS.

*JOB

The format specified for the job at precompile time or when a new interactive SQL session is created is used.

Use the Display Job (DSPJOB) command to determine the current date format for the job.

*USA

The United States date format mm/dd/yyyy is used.

*ISO

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) date format yyyy-mm-dd is used.

*EUR

The European date format dd.mm.yyyy is used.

*JIS

The Japanese Industrial Standard date format yyyy-mm-dd is used.

*MDY

The date format mm/dd/yy is used.

*DMY

The date format dd/mm/yy is used.

*YMD

The date format yy/mm/dd is used.

*JUL

The Julian date format yy/ddd is used.

Date separator character (DATSEP)

Specifies the separator to be used when accessing date result columns.

Note: This parameter applies only when *JOB, *MDY, *DMY, *YMD, or *JUL is specified for the Date format (DATFMT) parameter.

*JOB

The date separator specified for the job at precompile time, when a new interactive SQL session is created, or when Run SQL Statement (RUNSQLSTM) command is run.

Use the Display Job (DSPJOB) command to determine the current date separator value for the job.

'/'

A slash is used as the date separator.

'.'

A period is used as the date separator.

'-'

A dash is used as the date separator.

','

A comma is used as the date separator.

' ' or *BLANK

A blank is used as the date separator.

Time format (TIMFMT)

Specifies the format used when accessing time result columns. All output time fields are returned in the format you specify. For input time strings, the value you specify is used to determine whether the time is specified in a valid format.

Note: An input time string that uses the format *USA, *ISO, *EUR, or *JIS is always valid.

If you connect to a relational database that is on a system that is not another iSeries system, the time format must be *USA, *ISO, *EUR, *JIS, or *HMS with a time separator of a colon or period.

*HMS

The hh:mm:ss format is used.

*USA

The United States time format hh:mmxx is used, where xx is AM or PM.

*ISO

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) time format hh.mm.ss is used.

*EUR

The European time format hh.mm.ss is used.

*JIS

The Japanese Industrial Standard time format hh:mm:ss is used.

Time separator character (TIMSEP)

Specifies the separator used when accessing time result columns.

Note: This parameter applies only when *HMS is specified for the Time format (TIMFMT) parameter.

*JOB

The time separator specified for the job at precompile time, when a new interactive SQL session is created, or when RUNSQLSTM is run is used.

Use the Display Job (DSPJOB) command to determine the current time separator value for the job.

':'

A colon is used as the time separator.

'.'

A period is used as the time separator.

','

A comma is used as the time separator.

' ' or *BLANK

A blank is used as the time separator.

Replace (REPLACE)

Specifies whether a SQL program or SQL package is created when there is an existing SQL program or SQL package of the same name in the same library. The value is passed to the CRTxxxPGM command (where xxx is the language of the program being created) and the Create SQL Package (CRTSQLPKG) command if the RDB parameter is specified.

*YES

An SQL program or SQL package is created and any existing SQL program or SQL package of the same name in the specified library is moved to QRPLOBJ. The authorities for the existing SQL package are kept for the new SQL package.

*NO

An SQL program or package is not created if an SQL program or package of the same name already exists in the specified library.

RDB connect method (RDBCNNMTH)

Specifies the semantics used for CONNECT statements.

*DUW

CONNECT (Type 2) semantics are used to support distributed unit of work. Consecutive CONNECT statements to additional relational databases do not result in disconnection of previous connections.

*RUW

CONNECT (Type 1) semantics are used to support remote unit of work. Consecutive CONNECT statements result in the previous connection being disconnected before a new connection is established.

Default collection (DFTRDBCOL)

Specifies the name of the schema identifier used for the unqualified names of the tables, views, indexes, SQL packages, aliases, constraints, external programs, node groups, and triggers. This parameter applies only to static SQL statements.

*NONE

The naming convention specified for the Precompiler options (OPTION) parameter is used.

name

Specify the name of the schema identifier to be used instead of the naming convention specified for the OPTION parameter.

Dynamic default collection (DYNDFTCOL)

Specifies whether the default schema name specified for the DFTRDBCOL parameter is also used for dynamic statments.

*NO

Do not use the value specified for the DFTRDBCOL parameter for unqualified names of tables, views, indexes, SQL packages, aliases, constraints, external programs, node groups, and triggers for dynamic SQL statements. The naming convention specified for the Precompiler options (OPTION) parameter is used.

*YES

The schema name specified for the DFTRDBCOL parameter will be used for the unqualified names of the tables, views, indexes, SQL packages, aliases, constraints, external programs, node groups, and triggers in dynamic SQL statements.

Package (SQLPKG)

Specifies the name and library of the SQL package to be created on the remote relational database specified for the Relational database (RDB) parameter of this command.

Qualifier 1: Package

*PGM

The name of the SQL package is the same as the program name.

name

Specify the name of the SQL package. If the remote system is not an iSeries system, a maximum of 8 characters can be specified.

Qualifier 2: Library

*PGMLIB

The SQL package is placed in the schema that has the same name as the library containing the program.

name

Specify the name of the schema where the SQL package is to be placed. If the remote system is not an iSeries system, a maximum of 8 characters can be specified.

SQL path (SQLPATH)

Specifies the path to be used to find procedures, functions, and user defined types in static SQL statements.

*NAMING

The path used depends on the naming convention specified for the Precompiler options (OPTION) parameter.

For *SYS naming, the path used is *LIBL, the current library list at runtime.

For *SQL naming, the path used is "QSYS", "QSYS2", "userid", where "userid" is the value of the USER special register. If a schema name is specified for the DFTRDBCOL parameter, the schema name takes the place of userid.

*LIBL

The path used is the library list at runtime.

name

Specify one or more schema names. A maximum of 268 schema names may be specified.

SQL rules (SQLCURRULE)

Specifies the semantics used for SQL statements.

*DB2

The semantics of all SQL statements will default to the rules established for DB2. The following semantics are controlled by this option:

Hexadecimal constants are treated as character data.

*STD

The semantics of all SQL statements will default to the rules established by the ISO and ANSI SQL standards. The following semantics are controlled by this option:

Hexadecimal constants are treated as binary data.

IBM SQL flagging (SAAFLAG)

Specifies the IBM SQL flagging function. This parameter allows you to flag SQL statements to verify whether they conform to IBM SQL syntax.

*NOFLAG

No checks are made to see whether SQL statements conform to IBM SQL syntax.

*FLAG

Checks are made to see whether SQL statements conform to IBM SQL syntax.

ANS flagging (FLAGSTD)

Specifies whether non-standard statements are flagged. This parameter allows you to flag SQL statements to verify whether they conform to the Core level of the ISO/IEC 9075-2003 standards.

*NONE

No checks are made to see whether SQL statements conform to ANSI standards.

*ANS

Checks are made to see whether SQL statements conform to standards.

Print file (PRTFILE)

Specifies the printer device file to be used for the precompiler output listing.

Qualifier 1: Print file

QSYSPRT

The precompiler output file is directed to the IBM-supplied printer file, QSYSPRT. The file QSYSPRT has a record length of 132. If you specify a file whose record length is less than 132, information is lost.

name

Specify the name of the printer device file to which the precompiler output is directed.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

All libraries in the job's library list are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the printer file is located.

User profile (USRPRF)

Specifies the user profile that is used when the compiled program object and SQL package object is run, including the authority that the program object or SQL package has for each object in static SQL statements. The profile of either the owner or the user is used to control access to objects.

*NAMING

The user profile is determined by the naming convention. If the naming convention is *SQL, USRPRF(*OWNER) is used. If the naming convention is *SYS, USRPRF(*USER) is used.

*USER

The profile of the user running the program or SQL package is used.

*OWNER

The user profiles of both the owner and the user are used when the program or SQL package is run.

Dynamic user profile (DYNUSRPRF)

Specifies the user profile used for dynamic SQL statements.

*USER

Local dynamic SQL statements are run under the profile of the program's user. Distributed dynamic SQL statements are run under the profile of the application server job.

*OWNER

Local dynamic SQL statements are run under the profile of the program's owner. Distributed dynamic SQL statements are run under the profile of the SQL package's owner.

Sort sequence (SRTSEQ)

Specifies the sort sequence table to be used for string comparisons in SQL statements.

Note: *HEX must be specified for this parameter on distributed applications where the application server is not on an iSeries system.

Single values

*JOB

The SRTSEQ value for the job is used.

*JOBRUN

The SRTSEQ value for the job is retrieved when the program is run. For distributed applications, SRTSEQ(*JOBRUN) is valid only when LANGID(*JOBRUN) is also specified.

*LANGIDUNQ

The unique-weight sort table for the language specified for the Language id (LANGID) parameter is used.

*LANGIDSHR

The shared-weight sort table for the language specified for the LANGID parameter is used.

*HEX

A sort sequence table is not used. The hexadecimal values of the characters are used to determine the sort sequence.

Qualifier 1: Sort sequence

name

Specify the name of the sort sequence table to be used with this program.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

All libraries in the job's library list are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.

name

Specify the name of the library to be searched.

Language id (LANGID)

Specifies the language identifier to be used when SRTSEQ(*LANGIDUNQ) or SRTSEQ(*LANGIDSHR) is specified.

*JOB

The LANGID value for the job is retrieved during the precompile.

*JOBRUN

The LANGID value for the job is retrieved when the program is run. For distributed applications, LANGID(*JOBRUN) is valid only when SRTSEQ(*JOBRUN) is also specified.

language-id

Specify the language identifier to be used by the program.

To source file (TOSRCFILE)

Specifies the source file that is to contain the output source member that has been processed by the SQL precompiler. If the specified source file is not found, it will be created. The output member will have the same name as the name specified for the SRCMBR parameter.

Qualifier 1: To source file

QSQLTEMP

The source file QSQLTEMP will be used.

name

Specify the name of the source file to contain the output source member.

Qualifier 2: Library

QTEMP

The library QTEMP will be used.

*LIBL

The job's library list is searched for the specified file. If the file is not found in any library in the library list, the file will be created in the current library.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job will be used. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.

name

Specify the name of the library that is to contain the output source file.

Decimal result options (DECRESULT)

Specifies the maximum precision, maximum scale and minimum divide scale that should be returned for result data types. The specified limit only applies to numeric (zoned) and decimal (packed) data types used in arithmetic expressions and in SQL column functions AVG and SUM.

Element 1: Maximum precision

31

The maximum precision (length) that should be returned for the result data types is 31 digits.

63

The maximum precision (length) that should be returned for the result data types is 63 digits.

Element 2: Maximum scale

31

The maximum scale (number of decimal positions to the right of the decimal point) that should be returned for the result data types is 31 digits.

0-63

Specify the maximum scale (number of decimal positions to the right of the decimal point) that should be returned for the result data types. The value can range from 0 to the maximum precision.

Element 3: Minimum divide scale

0

The minimum divide scale (number of decimal positions to the right of the decimal point) that should be returned for both intermediate and result data types is 0.

0-9

Specify the minimum divide scale (number of decimal positions to the right of the decimal point) that should be returned for both intermediate and result data types. The value cannot to exceed the maximum scale. If 0 is specified for the maximum scale, minimum divide scale is not used.

Compiler options (COMPILEOPT)

Specifies additional parameters to be used on the compiler command. The COMPILEOPT string is added to the compiler command built by the precompiler. There is no validation of the string. The compiler command will issue an error if any parameter is incorrect. Please refer to the SQL Programming information in the iSeries Information Center at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter for a list of parameters that the precompiler generates for the compiler command. Using any of the keywords that the precompiler passes to the compiler will cause the compiler command to fail because of duplicate parameters.

*NONE

No additional parameters will be used on the compiler command.

character-value

Specify no more than 5000 characters, enclosed in apostrophes.

Examples

CRTSQLPLI   PGM(PAYROLL)  TEXT('Payroll Program')

This command runs the SQL precompiler, which precompiles the PL/I source and stores the changed source in member PAYROLL of source file QSQLTEMP in library QTEMP. The PL/I compiler is called to create program PAYROLL in the current library using the source member created by the SQL precompiler.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

SQL9001

SQL precompile failed.

SQL9002

Conflict in TGTRLS parameters for SQL precompile and &7 compile.

SQL9003

&7 Compile at wrong level for SQL source.

SQL9004

Create of SQL package failed.

SQL9006

DB2 UDB Query Manager and SQL Development Kit for iSeries not at same install level as i5/OS.