To specify search criteria (a WHERE clause)
- In the
OpenESQL Assistant, click the
Search Criteria
tab.
- From the
Column drop-down list, click a column name.
- From the
Conditional Operator drop-down list, click a conditional operator.
- From the
Target Type drop-down list, click a target type.
- Do one of the following:
- If you have selected a target type of
Special Register, type a value for your special register into the
Target Value field.
- If you have selected a target type of
Column Name, click a column name from the
Target Value drop-down list.
- If you have selected a target type of
Literal:
- Click
Edit.
- Type the literal value you want to use.
- Click
OK.
- If you have selected a target type of
Host Variable, the target value is set for you. Proceed to step
6.
- Insert the search criteria (WHERE clause) into your code by clicking the right-pointing arrow
.
- To add a subsequent set of criteria, click either
AND or
OR and repeat this procedure. Optional.
Note:
- Code you place into the right-hand pane also appears automatically in the generated query.
- To remove search criteria, click the line of code you want to remove in the right-hand pane, then click the left-pointing arrow
. This places the criteria back into the appropriate fields on the left side of the tab, enabling you to edit it. Moving search criteria from the right-hand to the left-hand pane also removes the associated COBOL code from the automatically generated query.