Environment | CLOSE | Closes a data base opened with the MULTIDB command. |
| DATA-BASE= | Specifies the primary data base, password, and access mode. |
| DATA-SETS= | Specifies the data set list for the primary data base. |
| DBLIST= | Informs QUERY which data bases to access for multiple
data set retrieval and reporting. |
| DEFINE | Specifies or shows the current QUERY environment for the primary data base. |
| JOIN | Defines the compound data set used for multiple data set retrieval. |
| JOIN PROCEDURE | Executes a JOIN procedure stored in the current Proc-file. |
| LANGUAGE= | Shows the user language. |
| MODE= | Specifies mode of access to the primary data base. |
| MULTIDB | Used to open additional data bases and define or show their
environment specifications. |
| OUTPUT= | Specifies the output device. |
| PASSWORD= | Specifies the password to access the primary data base. |
| PROC-ENTITY = | Specifies the name of the current Proc-file. |
Retrieval | FIND | Locates data entries in the data base. |
| FIND ALL | Locates all entries in the data set regardless of the data item value specified. |
| FIND CHAIN | Locates data entries from a detail data set and one or
more of its corresponding master data sets. |
| FIND PROCEDURE | Executes a FIND procedure stored in the current Proc-file. |
| MULTIFIND | Retrieves compound data entries from a compound data set
specified by the most recent JOIN command. |
| MULTIFIND ALL | Retrieves all compound entries from a compound data set
specified by the most recent JOIN command. |
| MULTIFIND PROCEDURE | Executes a MULTIFIND procedure stored in the current Proc-file. |
| SUBSET | Retrieves data entries from a FIND or MULTIFIND. |
| SUBSET PROCEDURE | Executes a SUBSET procedure stored in the current Proc-file.
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Updating | UPDATE ADD | Adds data entries to the data base. |
| UPDATE DELETE | Deletes data entries from the data base. |
| UPDATE REPLACE | Modifies the values of data items. |
| UPDATE PROCEDURE | Executes an UPDATE ADD, UPDATE DELETE or UPDATE REPLACE procedure stored in the current Proc-file. |
Reporting | LIST | Prints data entries with automatic formatting. |
| REPORT | Reports the data entries located in the previous retrieval. |
| REPORT ALL | Prints data item values of entries located by the last retrieval command without formatting. |
| REPORT PROCEDURE | Executes a REPORT procedure stored in the current Proc-file. |
Operation | COMMENT | Allows comments to be added to an XEQ file. |
| XEQ | Executes QUERY commands from an XEQ file. |
Procedure | ALTER | Modifies a procedure stored in the current Proc-file. |
| CREATE | Stores a command as a procedure in the current Proc-file. |
| CREATE SPACE | Reports the number of unused records in the current Proc-file. |
| DESTROY | Deletes a procedure from the current Proc-file. |
| DISPLAY | Lists a procedure stored in the current Proc-file. |
| DISPLAY LIST | Lists the names of the procedures in the current Proc-file. |
| RENAME | Changes the name of a procedure in the current Proc-file. |
Utility | ASSIGN | Allows a user to enable or disable the locking option. |
| EXIT | Terminates QUERY execution. |
| FORM | Lists information about the data bases currently
being accessed. |
| HELP | Lists information about the function, format, and parameters of QUERY commands. |
| LISTREDO | Displays up to the last 20 commands issued. |
| REDO | Displays the specified command for editing and executes the edited command. |
| RELEASE | Removes all locks set by the SETLOCKS command. |
| SAVE | Saves the retrieved data entries in a self-describing file. |
| SETLOCKS | Prevents automatic unlocking of a data set. |
| SHOW | Displays the current data base list, JOIN, LOCKOPTION, and user language. |
| TRANSBEGIN | Marks the beginning of a logical logging transaction. |
| TRANSEND | Marks the end of a logical logging transaction. |
| TRANSMEMO | Allows a message to be written to the log file. |
| UNDO | Restores the entries retrieved from the previous FIND, MULTIFIND or SUBSET. |
| VERSION | Displays the current version of QUERY and lists the IMAGE procedures and program files. |