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DO
The DO command lets you execute any of the commands in the command
history buffer.
Scope
ISQL only.
ISQL Syntax
DO [CommandNumber]
[CommandString]
Parameters
CommandNumber identifies one of the commands in the command
history buffer. The command history buffer holds
the fifty most recently submitted commands,
numbered 1 through 50. The CommandNumber of the
most recently submitted command is 1.
CommandString identifies the most recent command in the
command history buffer that begins with the
CommandString.
Description
* You can use the LIST HISTORY @ command to identify the
CommandNumber associated with each command currently in the
command history buffer.
* If no parameter is specified, the most recently submitted command
is assumed.
* DO cannot be used from a command file or the command buffer.
Example
isql=> LIST HISTORY @;
1 SELECT SalesPrice FROM PurchDB.Parts;
2 INFO PurchDB.Parts;
3 EDIT MyFile;
.
.
.
isql=> DO 2;
The "INFO PurchDB.Parts" command is executed because it is the second
command in the command history buffer.
isql=> DO;
The "INFO PurchDB.Parts" command is executed again because it is the most
recent command in the command history buffer.
isql=> DO ED;
The "EDIT MyFile" command is executed because it is the most recent command
in the command history buffer that begins with the string "ED".
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