The SQL Connection
Relational Data Base Management
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  Introduction
  Customer Table, An Overview
  Customer Table, Batch Processing
  Create a Customer Table
  Insert a Row into the Customer Table
  Update an Existing Row in the Table
  Process the Table Sequentially by Key
  Delete the Customer Table
  Customer Table, Online Processing
  View with Possible Row Update or Insert
  Item Table, An Overview
  Item Table, Batch Processing
  Create an Item Table
  Insert a Row into the Item Table
  Update an Existing Row in the Table
  Process the Table Sequentially by Key
  Delete the Item Table
  Additional Capability & Function
  Online Access, Relational Data Tables
  Configure ODBC for Microsoft Access
  Configure XA for Micro Focus Server
  Summary
  Software Agreement and Disclaimer
  Downloads and Links
  Current Server or Internet Access
  Internet Access Required
  Glossary of Terms
  Contact or Feedback
  Company Overview

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Introduction

Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standardized language for defining and manipulating data in a relational database. A relational database may be perceived as a set of tables. The tables can be created, viewed, changed, manipulated or deleted in accordance with the relational model.

The SQL Connection provides a suite of sample programs and documentation that shows how to do practical task for creating and managing a relational data base. The sample programs use embedded SQL.

Embedded SQL is SQL syntax written within an application programming languages such as COBOL and preprocessed by an SQL preprocessor before the application program is compiled.

The SQL examples are written to compile and execute in the Micro Focus environment or an IBM Mainframe, DB2 environment. For the Micro Focus Mainframe Express (MFE) or IBM Mainframe (ZOS) environments sample JCL members are included. For Micro Focus Net Express and the Microsoft Windows environment sample CMD files are included. The Micro Focus SQL option is used as the Relational Data Base engine (XDB) for the Windows environment.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Customer Table, An Overview

This section provides examples of embedded EXEC SQL programming techniques using COBOL. The source members provided by SimoTime are stored in Partitioned Data Sets on the mainframe and a similar directory structure on the Personal Computer using Windows.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Customer Table, Batch Processing

The following examples will describe and demonstrate the batch processing of a relational table that is loaded with customer information. The batch examples include a JCL member that uses IKJEFT01 to execute the COBOL programs with embedded EXEC SQL syntax.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Create a Customer Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to create a table and create an index using a unique key.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Insert a Row into the Customer Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to insert data into a table.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Update an Existing Row in the Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to update data in a table.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Process the Table Sequentially by Key

This suite of programs provides an example of how to use cursor processing to access a table sequentially by key and one row at a time.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Delete the Customer Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to delete a table and delete an index.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Customer Table, Online Processing

The following examples will describe and demonstrate the online processing of a relational table that is loaded with customer information. The online examples use a CICS transaction to execute the COBOL programs with embedded EXEC SQL and EXEC CICS syntax.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section View with Possible Row Update or Insert

The Customer Table Inquiry Screen contains a prompt for a new Customer Number and the customer information from a previous request. Once a new customer number is entered the Customer Data Base is accessed and the new information is displayed. The transaction identifier (or Tran ID) to update the customer table is "CQU1" and the program name is "CQ2UPD".

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Item Table, An Overview

This section provides examples of embedded SQL programming techniques using COBOL. The source members provided by SimoTime are stored in Partitioned Data Sets on the mainframe and a similar directory structure on the Personal Computer using Windows.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Item Table, Batch Processing

The following examples will describe and demonstrate the batch processing of a relational table that is loaded with item or product information. The batch examples include a JCL member that uses IKJEFT01 to execute the COBOL programs with embedded EXEC SQL syntax.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Create an Item Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to create a table and create an index using a unique key.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Insert a Row into the Item Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to insert data into a table.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Update an Existing Row in the Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to update data in a table.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Process the Table Sequentially by Key

This suite of programs provides an example of how to use cursor processing to access a table sequentially by key and one row at a time.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Delete the Item Table

This suite of programs provides an example of how to delete a table and delete an index.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Additional Capability & Function

The purpose of this document is to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers. In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This documents and the links to other documents are intended to provide a choice of alternatives.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Online Access, Relational Data Tables

This group of COBOL programs and BMS screens present a menu of options to a 3270 device. The list of options focus on various SQL tasks. The transaction identifier (or Tran ID) to display this sub-menu is "AMSQ" and the program name is "MN1SQL".

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Configure ODBC for Microsoft Access

This document describes how to configure an ODBC driver and then create and process a Microsoft Access Database using the ODBC driver with Micro Focus COBOL and embedded SQL Statements.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Configure XA for Micro Focus Server

This document describes how to configure the XA Resources for a Micro Focus Enterprise Server instance.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Summary

The purpose of this document is to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers that are interested in processing Relational Data Bases and the Structured Query Language (SQL).

In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This documentation and software were developed and tested on systems that are configured for a SIMOTIME environment based on the hardware, operating systems, user requirements and security requirements. Therefore, adjustments may be needed to execute the jobs and programs when transferred to a system of a different architecture or configuration.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Software Agreement and Disclaimer

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Downloads and Links

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Current Server or Internet Access

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Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the Assembler Connection for more examples of mainframe Assembler programming techniques and sample code.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the COBOL Connection for more examples of COBOL programming techniques and sample code.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the JCL Connection for more examples of JCL functionality with programming techniques and sample code.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the Numbers Connection for additional information about the structure and processing of numeric data items (or numeric fields).

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the non-Relational Data Connection for more examples of accessing methodologies and coding techniques for Data Files and VSAM Data Sets.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore An Enterprise System Model that describes and demonstrates how Applications that were running on a Mainframe System and non-relational data that was located on the Mainframe System were copied and deployed in a Microsoft Windows environment with Micro Focus Enterprise Server.

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Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables. These tables are provided for individuals that need to better understand the bit structures and differences of the encoding formats.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The File Status Return Codes that are used to interpret the results of accessing VSAM data sets and/or QSAM files.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Glossary of Terms

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