Example: SQL statements in REXX programs

This sample program is written in the REXX programming language.

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Figure 1. Sample REXX Procedure Using SQL Statements
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    1    /*********************************************************************/
    2    /* A sample program which updates the salaries for those employees   */
    3    /* whose current commission total is greater than or equal to the    */
    4    /* value of COMMISSION. The salaries of those who qualify are        */
    5    /* increased by the value of PERCENTAGE, retroactive to RAISE_DATE.  */
    6    /* A report is generated and dumped to the display which shows the   */
    7    /* projects which these employees have contributed to, ordered by    */
    8    /* project number and employee ID. A second report shows each        */
    9    /* project having an end date occurring after RAISE DATE (i.e. is    */
   10    /* potentially affected by the retroactive raises) with its total    */
   11    /* salary expenses and a count of employees who contributed to the   */
   12    /* project.                                                          */
   13    /*********************************************************************/
   14
   15
   16    /* Initialize RC variable */
   17    RC = 0
   18
   19    /* Initialize HV for program usage */
   20    COMMISSION = 2000.00;
   21    PERCENTAGE = 1.04;
   22    RAISE_DATE = '1982-06-01';
   23    WORK_DAYS  = 253;
   24
   25    /* Create the output file to dump the 2 reports. Perform an OVRDBF   */
   26    /* to allow us to use the SAY REXX command to write to the output    */
   27    /* file.                                                             */
   28    ADDRESS '*COMMAND',
   29           'DLTF FILE(CORPDATA/REPORTFILE)'
   30    ADDRESS '*COMMAND',
   31           'CRTPF FILE(CORPDATA/REPORTFILE) RCDLEN(80)'
   32    ADDRESS '*COMMAND',
   33           'OVRDBF FILE(STDOUT) TOFILE(CORPDATA/REPORTFILE) MBR(REPORTFILE)'
   34
   35    /* Update the selected employee's salaries by the new percentage. */
   36    /* If an error occurs during the update, ROLLBACK the changes.    */
   37    3SIGNAL ON ERROR
   38    ERRLOC = 'UPDATE_ERROR'
   39    UPDATE_STMT = 'UPDATE CORPDATA/EMPLOYEE ',
   40                  'SET SALARY = SALARY * ?  ',
   41                  'WHERE COMM >= ?          '
   42    EXECSQL,
   43           'PREPARE S1 FROM :UPDATE_STMT'
   44    4EXECSQL,
   45           'EXECUTE S1 USING :PERCENTAGE,',
   46           '                 :COMMISSION '
   47    /* Commit changes */
   48    5EXECSQL,
   49           'COMMIT'
   50    ERRLOC = 'REPORT_ERROR'
   51
  
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   52    /* Report the updated statistics for each project supported by one */
   53    /* of the selected employees.                                      */
   54
   55    /* Write out the header for Report 1 */
   56    SAY '   '
   57    SAY '   '
   58    SAY '   '
   59    SAY '         REPORT OF PROJECTS AFFECTED BY EMPLOYEE RAISES'
   60    SAY '   '
   61    SAY 'PROJECT  EMPID     EMPLOYEE NAME                      SALARY'
   62    SAY '-------  -----     -------------                      ------'
   63    SAY '   '
   64
   65    SELECT_STMT =  'SELECT DISTINCT PROJNO, EMPPROJACT.EMPNO, ',
   66                   '       LASTNAME||'', ''||FIRSTNME, SALARY ',
   67                   'FROM CORPDATA/EMPPROJACT, CORPDATA/EMPLOYEE  ',
   68                   'WHERE EMPPROJACT.EMPNO = EMPLOYEE.EMPNO AND  ',
   69                   '      COMM >= ?                           ',
   70                   'ORDER BY PROJNO, EMPNO                    '
   71    EXECSQL,
   72           'PREPARE S2 FROM :SELECT_STMT'
   73    6EXECSQL,
   74           'DECLARE C1 CURSOR FOR S2'
   75    7EXECSQL,
   76           'OPEN C1 USING :COMMISSION'
   77
   78    /* Handle the FETCH errors and warnings inline */
   79    SIGNAL OFF ERROR
   80
   81    /* Fetch all of the rows */
   82    DO UNTIL (SQLCODE <> 0)
   83      9EXECSQL,
   84             'FETCH C1 INTO :RPT1.PROJNO, :RPT1.EMPNO,',
   85             '              :RPT1.NAME, :RPT1.SALARY  '
   86
   87      /* Process any errors that may have occurred. Continue so that   */
   88      /* we close the cursor for any warnings.                         */
   89      IF SQLCODE < 0 THEN
   90        SIGNAL ERROR
   91
   92      /* Stop the loop when we hit the EOF. Don't try to print out the */
   93      /* fetched values.                                               */
   94     8IF SQLCODE = 100 THEN
   95        LEAVE
   96
   97      /* Print out the fetched row */
   98      SAY RPT1.PROJNO '   ' RPT1.EMPNO '   ' RPT1.NAME '     ' RPT1.SALARY
   99    END;
  100
  101    10EXECSQL,
  102            'CLOSE C1'
  103
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  104    /* For all projects ending at a date later than 'raise_date'       */
  105    /* (i.e. those projects potentially affected by the salary raises) */
  106    /* generate a report containing the project number, project name   */
  107    /* the count of employees participating in the project and the     */
  108    /* total salary cost of the project.                               */
  109
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  110      /* Write out the header for Report 2 */
  111    SAY '   '
  112    SAY '   '
  113    SAY '   '
  114    SAY '         ACCUMULATED STATISTICS BY PROJECT'
  115    SAY '   '
  116    SAY 'PROJECT  PROJECT NAME                          NUMBER OF      TOTAL'
  117    SAY 'NUMBER                                         EMPLOYEES      COST'
  118    SAY '-------  ------------                          ---------      -----'
  119    SAY '   '
  120
  121
  122    /* Go to the common error handler */
  123    SIGNAL ON ERROR
  124
  125    SELECT_STMT = 'SELECT EMPPROJACT.PROJNO, PROJNAME, COUNT(*),                ',
  126                  '   SUM( (DAYS(EMENDATE) - DAYS(EMSTDATE)) * EMPTIME *     ',
  127                  '         DECIMAL(( SALARY / ? ),8,2) )                    ',
  128                  'FROM CORPDATA/EMPPROJACT, CORPDATA/PROJECT, CORPDATA/EMPLOYEE',
  129                  'WHERE EMPPROJACT.PROJNO = PROJECT.PROJNO  AND                ',
  130                  '      EMPPROJACT.EMPNO = EMPLOYEE.EMPNO  AND                 ',
  131                  '      PRENDATE > ?                                  ',
  132                  'GROUP BY EMPPROJACT.PROJNO, PROJNAME                         ',
  133                  'ORDER BY 1                                                '
  134    EXECSQL,
  135           'PREPARE S3 FROM :SELECT_STMT'
  136    11EXECSQL,
  137           'DECLARE C2 CURSOR FOR S3'
  138    EXECSQL,
  139           'OPEN C2 USING :WORK_DAYS, :RAISE_DATE'
  140
  141    /* Handle the FETCH errors and warnings inline */
  142    SIGNAL OFF ERROR
  143
  144    /* Fetch all of the rows */
  145    DO UNTIL (SQLCODE <> 0)
  146      12EXECSQL,
  147             'FETCH C2 INTO :RPT2.PROJNO, :RPT2.PROJNAME,    ',
  148             '              :RPT2.EMPCOUNT, :RPT2.TOTAL_COST '
  149
  150      /* Process any errors that may have occurred. Continue so that   */
  151      /* we close the cursor for any warnings.                         */
  152      IF SQLCODE < 0 THEN
  153        SIGNAL ERROR
  154
  155      /* Stop the loop when we hit the EOF. Don't try to print out the */
  156      /* fetched values.                                               */
  157      IF SQLCODE = 100 THEN
  158        LEAVE
  159
  160      /* Print out the fetched row */
  161      SAY RPT2.PROJNO '   ' RPT2.PROJNAME '  ' ,
  162          RPT2.EMPCOUNT '        ' RPT2.TOTAL_COST
  163    END;
  164
  165    EXECSQL,
  166           'CLOSE C2'
  167
  168    /* Delete the OVRDBF so that we will continue writing to the output  */
  169    /* display.                                                          */
  170    ADDRESS '*COMMAND',
  171           'DLTOVR FILE(STDOUT)'
  172
  173    /* Leave procedure with a successful or warning RC */
  174    EXIT RC
  175
  176
  177    /* Error occurred while updating the table or generating the         */
  178    /* reports. If the error occurred on the UPDATE, rollback all of     */
  179    /* the changes. If it occurred on the report generation, display the */
  180    /* REXX RC variable and the SQLCODE and exit the procedure.          */
  181    ERROR:
  182
  183      13SIGNAL OFF ERROR
  184
  185      /* Determine the error location */
  186      SELECT
  187        /* When the error occurred on the UPDATE statement */
  188        WHEN ERRLOC = 'UPDATE_ERROR' THEN
  190          DO
  191            SAY '*** ERROR Occurred while updating table.',
  192                'SQLCODE = ' SQLCODE
  193            14EXECSQL,
  194                    'ROLLBACK'
  195          END
  196        /* When the error occurred during the report generation */
  197        WHEN ERRLOC = 'REPORT_ERROR' THEN
  198          SAY '*** ERROR Occurred while generating reports. ',
  199              'SQLCODE = ' SQLCODE
  200        OTHERWISE
  201          SAY '*** Application procedure logic error occurred '
  202      END
  203
  204      /* Delete the OVRDBF so that we will continue writing to the       */
  205      /* output display.                                                 */
  206      ADDRESS '*COMMAND',
  207           'DLTOVR FILE(STDOUT)'
  208
  209      /* Return the error RC received from SQL. */
  210      EXIT RC
  211                           * * * * *  E N D  O F  S O U R C E  * * * * *
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