Stored procedure in Pervasive.SQL V8, using one of table column of "50 TIMES PIC 9(4)" typ 1

[Mimi2012]

Hi,

I try to create a stored procedure which takes a parameter i.e. :CompanyId char(4) and to get some info about the company.

I tried this SELECT statement into the PERVASIVE.SQL DATA MANAGER (a sort of SQL Analyzer) and it works fine.

SELECT GROUP, NAME
FROM MYTABLE
WHERE (COMPAGNIES like '%0002%')

The outpt is OK:
20 COMPANY NAME INC.

Now, I put the same SELECT statement in the stored procedure like this and it returns absolutely nothing.

COMPANIES is a table's column of type

10 AVISFACT-COMPAGNIES.
20 AVISFACT-COMPAGNIE OCCURS 50 TIMES PIC 9(4).

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_GetCompanyInfo (in :CompanyId char(4))
RETURNS (
Group integer,
NAME varchar(30)
);
BEGIN
SELECT GROUP, NAME
FROM MYTABLE
WHERE (COMPAGNIES LIKE :CompanyId );
END;

In the Database, COMPANIES column is like a "string" but I understand it is not a string: 0061006901610169000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000....

I never worked with Btrieve neither with Cobol and I don't understand these kind of variables OCCURS 50 TIMES PIC 9(4). Do I need a temporary table with a column of varchar(200) in order to insert COMPANIES data? Is there a mean to do that in Pervasive.SQL V8?

If there aren't, how to convert such a column to a string?
Is there a solution to my stored procedure? Somebody can help me, please!

Thank you very much!
Mimi

 

[mirtheil]

I'm assuming your not getting any results back. If that's the case, it is most likely related to the lack of wildcards in the LIKE clause.
Your SELECT should some thing like:

SELECT GROUP NAME
FROM MYTABLE
WHERE (COMPANIES LIKE '%' + :CompanyID + '%');

Mirtheil
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