Can't create Informix stored procedure using ISQL command?

Question

I\'m having trouble creating this stored procedure on IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC9 (see Jonathan Leffler\'s answer to this post here) using the \'isql\' com

Answer 1

This problem is DB-Access vs ISQL.

ISQL has a warped sense of humour and thinks that the syntax of SQL still matches what was current with Informix OnLine 4.10 (or, in those days, INFORMIX-OnLine 4.10). Specifically, it doesn't know that stored procedures are made up of multiple statements separated by semi-colons and mis-assumes that SQL statements end at the first semi-colon not in a string or comment.

Workarounds:

• Use DB-Access instead of ISQL to create stored procedures.
• Obtain SQLCMD from the IIUG Software Archive and use that instead.
• Use 'mkproc' from the SQLCMD software to create stored procedures.

Of these, the easiest is to use DB-Access (aka dbaccess - found in $INFORMIXDIR/bin where the server software lives).