Retrieving Query Definitions

July 31, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Ted:

You mentioned in your article, “Print Query Definitions from a Batch Job,” in the May 22 issue of Midrange Guru, OS/400 Edition, a way of getting print definitions of Query/400 queries by using a process of RUNQRY and PRTDEF(*YES). This method didn’t help me much; I had too many queries and that meant too much processing time. I had to resort to manually printing the query definitions to an output queue, typing option 6s while in WRKQRY for each library. I was about to do the same for Query Management queries but I found the Retrieve Query Management Query (RTVQMQRY) command.

The RTVQMQRY command works for both *QMQRY objects and *QRYDFN objects. It creates a source member that I then can read in a program to extract the input and output files used in each query for a cross reference of files. I’m kind of excited about my discovery!

— Mary

RTVQMQRY does a good job, Mary. Just be aware that it won’t give you all the information that you get when you use option 6 of the Work with Queries (WRKQRY) command.

— Ted

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