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Dynamically load fields from DB2 tables

Hi guys,

I wonder if you can load dynamic fields from DB2 tables.

I'm connected to DB2 via ODBC connection, and I have loaded a table as:

NameTable:

TableName, FieldName

TableNameA, FieldName1

TableNameA, FieldName2

TableNameB, FieldName3

....

I need to load the value of all these fields from the corresponding tables, and left join to the NameTable, so I tried below code:

let vNOR=NoOfRows('NameTable');
for i=1 to $(vNOR)
let vTAB=FieldValue(TableName,$(i));
let vPK=FieldValue(FieldName,$(i));

trace $(vTAB);
trace $(vPK);

left join(NameTable)
load Distinct
TableName
,
FieldName
,
$(vPK) as PK_VALUE
from schema.$(vTAB);

But the code doesn't work. Can anyone help?

BR, PQ

1 Solution

Accepted Solutions
maxgro
MVP
MVP

try this

NameTable:

load * inline [

TableName, FieldName

TableNameA, FieldName1

TableNameA, FieldName2

TableNameA, FieldName3

TableNameB, FieldName4

TableNameB, FieldName5

];

s:

load

TableName,

concat(FieldName, ', ') as Fields

Resident NameTable

Group By TableName;

for i=0 to NoOfRows('s')-1

       t=Peek('TableName', i, 's');

       s=Peek('Fields', i, 's');

       set st='

       left join (NameTable)

       load *; '

       & chr(10) &

       'SQL select

       $(s)

       from  $(t);'

       ;

       //trace t=$(t);

       //trace s=$(s);

       trace st=$(st);

       /* uncomment to execute

       $(st);

       */


NEXT i;

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1 Reply
maxgro
MVP
MVP

try this

NameTable:

load * inline [

TableName, FieldName

TableNameA, FieldName1

TableNameA, FieldName2

TableNameA, FieldName3

TableNameB, FieldName4

TableNameB, FieldName5

];

s:

load

TableName,

concat(FieldName, ', ') as Fields

Resident NameTable

Group By TableName;

for i=0 to NoOfRows('s')-1

       t=Peek('TableName', i, 's');

       s=Peek('Fields', i, 's');

       set st='

       left join (NameTable)

       load *; '

       & chr(10) &

       'SQL select

       $(s)

       from  $(t);'

       ;

       //trace t=$(t);

       //trace s=$(s);

       trace st=$(st);

       /* uncomment to execute

       $(st);

       */


NEXT i;