Downloading a db2 table to a flat file

 · Use IDCAMS REPRO to export VSAM to flat file, and use your shop's preferred DB2 load utility to import from flat file to DB2. You'll likely have to reformat the exported VSAM data, possibly with your shop's SORT utility, unless the DB2 tables are just copies of the VSAM file layouts. IDCAMS is documented in the z/OS DFSMS Access Methods. SELECT * FROM db2 table. DSNTI ERROR IN DSNTIAUL SQL INPUT: DSNTI SQLCODE = , ERROR: ILLEGAL SYMBOL "*". SOME SYMBOLS THAT MIGHT BE. You might have missed semi-colon, this should also work if you want to try adding ';' at the end. I just heard that Oracle has a feature called External Table that allows to access a flat file (for example a CSV file in the file system) from the database. I just want to know if .

Hi, Actually i have the dataset with 2 cloumns for example policy(10 bytes), plan(4 bytes). I have around policies. I need to chek this policy plan combination available in the DB2 table.I cannot unload the table since the table size is large. I have been utilizing Kettle to convert our legacy AS flatfile data into DB2 very successfully. A new requirement came out last week where I need to build a routine that will take certain columns from DB2 and update AS flatfiles with the column data. I have tried Table Output, Insert/Update, Update, all to no avail - "Entry to update with following key could not be found: " or "SQL Re: Update Db2 Table using flat file sequentially. Well, the file section and working storage are not shown so we do not know where the host variables are. Also, redundant code: EXIT para. The problem I have is that people can explain things quickly but I can only comprehend slowly.

Use IDCAMS REPRO to export VSAM to flat file, and use your shop's preferred DB2 load utility to import from flat file to DB2. You'll likely have to reformat the exported VSAM data, possibly with your shop's SORT utility, unless the DB2 tables are just copies of the VSAM file layouts. IDCAMS is documented in the z/OS DFSMS Access Methods. Hi, Actually i have the dataset with 2 cloumns for example policy(10 bytes), plan(4 bytes). I have around policies. I need to chek this policy plan combination available in the DB2 table.I cannot unload the table since the table size is large. You can use QMF to write table data to a flat file in either of the following ways: Use the EXPORT command. After displaying the table in QMF, use the PRINT command. If you use the EXPORT command, the new or existing data set to which the data is to be written is specified in the EXPORT command. See the DB2 QMF Reference manual for command syntax.