Data loading; application program support | | AUTOCOMMIT | Determines whether ISQL issues COMMIT WORK automatically. |
| LOAD | AUTOLOCK | Determines whether tables are locked when loaded. |
| | AUTOSAVE | Determines how often automatic COMMIT WORK is performed. |
| LOAD | CONVERT | Determines whether data will be converted during the load. |
| | LOAD_BUFFER | Determines the size of the load/unload buffer. |
| | LOAD_ECHO | Determines when status messages are displayed. |
Query results | SELECT | FRACTION | Determines how many decimal digits are displayed. |
| | NULL | Determines the character displayed when a value is null. |
| | OUTPUT | Determines the file to which the query result is sent. |
| | PAGEWIDTH | Determines the maximum row length in the query result. |
Command files | START | CONTINUE | Determines whether processing is to be continued if an error is
encountered. |
| | ECHO | Determines whether lines in the file are displayed as they are
read. |
Editing | EDIT | EDITOR | Determines the editor invoked. |
ISQL prompt | | PROMPT | Determines the input prompt string. |
Special characters | | ESCAPE | Determines the escape character. |
Batch processing | | ECHO_ALL | Determines whether user input is displayed. |
| | EXIT_ON_DBERR | Determines whether ISQL terminates immediately when an error is encountered. |
| | EXIT_ON_DBWARN | Determines whether ISQL terminates immediately when a warning is encountered. |