problem with lengthy query

[ranyodh]

hi to everyone....

I got a problem with queries.... before i tell my problem, please look at the is code -

// employeeCode is ArrayList containing employee codes.


String query = "SELECT Name, FatherName from Employee WHERE ";
for(int i=0; i<employeeCode.size(); i++) {
if(i == 0) {
query += " (EmployeeCode = "+Integer.parseInt((String)
employeeCode.get(i));
} else {
query += OR EmployeeCode = "+Integer.parseInt((String)
employeeCode.get(i));
}
}
query += ")";

Now, this code generate query somewhat like this -
"SELECT Name FatherName FROM Employee WHERE (EmployeeCode = 1 OR EmployeeCode = 2 OR EmployeeCode = 3 ......(and so on)"

My problem is that, employeeCode may have 1000's codes. and this query will become quite lengthy. Can Database engine handle such a long query. I know at some point, it give error message saying "Query is too complex".
:sad:

I use jdbcodbc database engine.
can you suggest some ohter way.
:rolleyes: