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A

aborting commands, Aborting Commands
application program
using SQL statements, Installing a Module
application programmers, ISQL Users
authorization, Authorization
AUTOCOMMIT option, Parameters
and INPUT, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements, Using the INPUT Command, INPUT, Parameters
and INSTALL, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements, INSTALL
and LOAD, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements, Setting the AUTOCOMMIT Option
AUTOLOCK option, Parameters
automatic DBE session termination, How ISQL Manages Transactions
automatic transaction management, How ISQL Manages Transactions
AUTOSAVE option, Parameters
and INPUT, Using the INPUT Command
and LOAD, Setting the AUTOCOMMIT Option

B

background
running ISQL in, Running ISQL in the Background
banner, ISQL, Invoking ISQL
BEGIN WORK
automatically by ISQL, How ISQL Manages Transactions
use of, Managing Transactions
beginning a DBE session, Starting a DBE Session
BINARY data
in description file, Description
BOTTOM, Using the SELECT Statement

C

CHANGE
and command buffer, The Command Buffer
and special characters, Special Characters in Commands, CHANGE
syntax, CHANGE
changing
command history buffer contents, The Command History Buffer
files, EDIT
changing commands
with CHANGE, CHANGE
with REDO, REDO
check constraint
in CREATE TABLE, Check Constraint (Table Level)
column definition, INFO
column names
and INFO, Using the INFO Command, INFO
in CREATE TABLE, Column Definition
columns
maximum allowed in tables, Column Definition
command
entry, Using ISQL Files and Buffers
errors, Command Errors
Manager, ISQL, Using ISQL Files and Buffers
router, Using ISQL Files and Buffers
sources, Using ISQL Files and Buffers
termination, Terminating Commands
terminator, Special Characters in Commands
command buffer, The Command Buffer
and command files, RECALL
and command history buffer, The Command Buffer
and HOLD, ISQL SYNTAX
and parameters, Using ISQL Files and Buffers
displaying current contents of, RECALL
editing contents of, CHANGE
executing commands in, START
filled from command history buffer, RECALL
ISQL commands that fill, RECALL, Description
ISQL commands that operate on, Example
putting commands in, ISQL SYNTAX
related ISQL commands, The Command Buffer
storing contents in a file, STORE
command file, Files Containing Commands
and EDIT, Files Containing Commands
and parameters, Parameters in Commands
and STORE, Files Containing Commands
comments in, Files Containing Commands
creating, Files Containing Commands, Description
creating from command buffer, STORE
displaying, LIST FILE
error messages, Files Containing Commands
executing, Files Containing Commands, Description
executing commands in, START
line limit, Files Containing Commands
maintenance, Files Containing Commands
pausing to review query result, SELECTSTATEMENT
SELECT in, Files Containing Commands
command history buffer, The Command History Buffer
and LIST HISTORY, LIST HISTORY
related ISQL commands, The Command History Buffer
size of, The Command History Buffer
commands
from a command file, Running ISQL in the Background
from command file, Files Containing Commands
from profile file, Creating a Profile File
from the command buffer, The Command Buffer
from the command history buffer, The Command History Buffer
comment marker, Special Characters in Commands
comments, Special Characters in Commands, Files Containing Commands
COMMIT WORK
and DBEnvironment termination, Unexpected ISQL or DBEnvironment Termination
and END, END
and EXIT, EXIT
and INPUT, Using the INPUT Command, INPUT
and ISQL termination, Unexpected ISQL or DBEnvironment Termination
and LOAD, Setting the AUTOCOMMIT Option
by ISQL, Leaving ISQL, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements
use, Managing Transactions
concurrency, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements
CONNECT, Starting a DBE Session
CONTINUE option, Parameters
and command files, Files Containing Commands
CONVERT option, Parameters
converting data
and LOAD, Description
IBM mainframe format, Description, Parameters
creating files, The Command History Buffer, EDIT, UNLOAD
current
command, The Command Buffer
edit line, REDO
language, Native Language Support
current language
native language, Native Language Support

D

data
external format, External Format, Internal Format
internal format, Internal Format, Internal Format
loading, Using the LOAD Command, External Format, INPUT
unloading, Using the UNLOAD Command
data control language, Controlling Access to Objects
data definition, INFO
language, Creating Objects
data manipulation language, Manipulating Data
data types, INFO
database administrators, ISQL Users
DBE session, Starting a DBE Session, Leaving ISQL
DBEnvironment
access, Purpose of ISQL
during ISQL use, Unexpected ISQL or DBEnvironment Termination
errors, DBEnvironment Errors
decimal digits, Using the SELECT Statement
decimal places
and SELECT, Using the SELECT Statement
defaults
native language, Native Language Support
DELETE
ISQL support of, Manipulating Data
delimiter, Special Characters in Commands
description file, External Format, Parameters
diskless environment, Purpose of ISQL
displaying files
and LIST FILE, Files Containing Commands
and RECALL, RECALL
DO, DO
syntax, DO
double slash, Aborting Commands
DOWN, Using the SELECT Statement
dropping modules, EXTRACT, INSTALL

E

EBCDIC
converting, Parameters, Description
option in SET CONVERT, Parameters
ECHO option, Parameters
and command files, Files Containing Commands
ECHO_ALL option, Parameters
EDIT, EDIT
and command files, Files Containing Commands
and maintaining command files, Files Containing Commands
and profile file, Creating a Profile File
SYNTAX, EDIT
edit mode, REDO
editing commands:
CHANGE, CHANGE
REDO, REDO
editing files, EDIT
editor, Using the System Editor
EDITOR option, Parameters
and command files, Files Containing Commands
and EDIT, EDIT
and SELECT, Using the SELECT Statement
END, END
SYNTAX, END
use of, Leaving ISQL, END
end users, ISQL Users
entering commands, Using ISQL Files and Buffers
equating commands, Using a Synonym File
ERASE, ERASE
and maintaining command files, Files Containing Commands
SYNTAX, ERASE
error handling, Handling Errors
command buffer, Command Errors
interactive commands, Command Errors
errors:
command, Command Errors
DBEnvironment, DBEnvironment Errors
semantic, Command Errors
syntax, Command Errors
types of, Handling Errors
escape character
and HOLD, The Command Buffer
and SET, Special Characters in Commands
example of use of, Setting Command Options
ESCAPE option
escape characters, Special Characters in Commands
of SET, Parameters
use of, Special Characters in Commands
EXECUTE statement, Installing a Module
executing
command buffer contents, The Command Buffer
executing a module, Installing a Module
executing HP-UX commands from ISQL, SYSTEM
executing ISQL
in background, Running ISQL in the Background
EXIT, EXIT
after using SYSTEM, Using System Commands and Programs
and RELEASE, Leaving ISQL
SYNTAX, EXIT
exit status
setting, Checking the Exit Status
EXIT_ON_DBERR option
of SET, Parameters
EXIT_ON_DBWARN option
of SET, Parameters
external data files
use of, External Format
value loading criteria, Description
external data files:
creation, UNLOAD
length of data values in, Parameters
location of data in, Parameters
null indicators, Parameters, Description
EXTRACT, EXTRACT
SYNTAX, EXTRACT
use of, Installing a Module
extracting modules, EXTRACT

F

files
and LIST FILE, LIST FILE
and RECALL, RECALL
creating, Files Containing Commands, EDIT
creating external, UNLOAD
creating internal, UNLOAD
displaying, Files Containing Commands
editing, Files Containing Commands, EDIT
listing, RECALL
removing, Files Containing Commands
renaming, Files Containing Commands, RENAME
FLAGGER option
of SET, Parameters
FRACTION option
and SELECT, Using the SELECT Statement, Description
setting, Parameters

H

handling errors, Handling Errors
HELP, HELP
SYNTAX, HELP
use of, Getting Help
history buffer, The Command History Buffer
HOLD, ISQL SYNTAX
and command buffer, The Command Buffer
and special characters, Special Characters in Commands, Parameters
CMDSYNOPSIS, ISQL SYNTAX
HP-UX commands, SYSTEM
and leaving ISQL, Using System Commands and Programs
hpsqlcat, Native Language Support

I

INFO
syntax, INFO
use of, Using the INFO Command
INPUT, INPUT
and AUTOCOMMIT option, INPUT, Parameters
and AUTOSAVE option, INPUT
and COMMIT WORK, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements, INPUT
and ROLLBACK WORK, INPUT
syntax, INPUT
use of, Using the INPUT Command
INSERT
and INPUT, Description
ISQL support of, Manipulating Data
inserting rows
and INPUT, Using the INPUT Command, INPUT
from a file, LOAD
INSTALL, INSTALL
and AUTOCOMMIT option, INSTALL
and COMMIT WORK, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements, INSTALL
and DROP option, INSTALL
syntax, INSTALL
use of, Installing a Module
installable module
and EXTRACT, EXTRACT
and INSTALL, INSTALL
and LIST INSTALL, Installing a Module, LIST INSTALL
installing
applications, Installing a Module
modules, Installing a Module, INSTALL
internal data file
and LOAD, Internal Format
and UNLOAD, Internal Format
creation, UNLOAD
interrupt character, Using System Commands and Programs
invalid module, INSTALL
invalid sections, Description
invoking
ISQL, Invoking ISQL
SQLGEN, SQLGEN
SQLUtil, SQLUTIL
ISQL
banner, Invoking ISQL
environment options, SET
invoking, Invoking ISQL
ISQL commands:
CHANGE, CHANGE
DO, DO
EDIT, EDIT
END, END
ERASE, ERASE
EXIT, EXIT
EXTRACT, EXTRACT
HELP, HELP
HOLD, ISQL SYNTAX
INFO, INFO
INPUT, INPUT
INSTALL, INSTALL
LIST FILE, LIST FILE
LIST HISTORY, LIST HISTORY
LIST INSTALL, LIST INSTALL
LIST SET, LIST SET
LOAD, LOAD
purpose, Purpose of ISQL
RECALL, RECALL
REDO, REDO
RENAME, RENAME
SELECT, SELECTSTATEMENT
SELECTSTATEMENT, SELECTSTATEMENT
SET, SET
size, ISQL Commands
SQLGEN, SQLGEN
SQLUtil, SQLUTIL
START, START
STORE, STORE
structure, Authorization
summary of, ISQL Commands
SYSTEM, SYSTEM
UNLOAD, UNLOAD
ISQL session
and END, END
and EXIT, EXIT
and SET, Setting Command Options
terminating, Leaving ISQL
isqlout
and query result, Using the SELECT Statement
and SELECTSTATEMENT, Description
isqlpro, Creating a Profile File
isqlsyn, Using a Synonym File

J

jcw
system JCW, Parameters

L

LANG variable
setting and resetting, Native Language Support
language
current language, Native Language Support
native language support, Native Language Support
setting and resetting, Native Language Support
leaving ISQL
and END, Leaving ISQL, END
and EXIT, Using System Commands and Programs, EXIT
LEFT, Using the SELECT Statement
line-continuation prompt, Terminating Commands
line-kill character, Setting Command Options
LIST FILE, LIST FILE
and maintaining command files, Files Containing Commands
syntax, LIST FILE
LIST HISTORY, LIST HISTORY
and command history buffer, The Command History Buffer
syntax, LIST HISTORY
LIST INSTALL, LIST INSTALL
syntax, LIST INSTALL
use of, Installing a Module
LIST SET, LIST SET
and SET commands, Setting Command Options
in prompting mode, Description
syntax, LIST SET
listing files
and LIST FILE, LIST FILE
and RECALL, RECALL
LOAD, LOAD
and AUTOCOMMIT option, Description
and COMMIT WORK, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements
EXTERNAL option, External Format
improving performance, Description
INTERNAL option, Internal Format
PARTIAL option, Description
purpose of, Using the LOAD Command
syntax, LOAD
using a command file, External Format
using prompting mode, External Format
LOAD PARTIAL
in prompting mode, Description
when to use, Description
with AUTOCOMMIT, Description
LOAD_BUFFER option
setting, Parameters
LOAD_ECHO option
setting, Parameters
loading data
and INPUT, INPUT
and LOAD, LOAD
from an external data file, LOAD, Parameters
in IBM mainframe format , External Format, Description, Parameters
ways of, Using the LOAD Command
with a command file, External Format

M

managing transactions, Managing Transactions
message catalog, Native Language Support
modifying
commands, CHANGE
files, EDIT
module
dropping, INSTALL
executing, Installing a Module
extracting, EXTRACT
installing, INSTALL
multiple-line commands, Terminating Commands

N

n-computer
defined, Native Language Support
native language
and special characters, Special Characters in Commands
setting and resetting, Native Language Support
native language support
overview, Native Language Support
null indicator, Parameters
NULL option
and SELECT, Using the SELECT Statement, Description
setting, Parameters
null values
and INFO, Using the INFO Command, INFO
and SELECT, Using the SELECT Statement

O

options:
in prompting mode, Example
initial values, Setting Command Options, SET
listing, LIST SET
use of, Setting Command Options
OUTPUT option
effect with SELECT, Using the SELECT Statement, Parameters, Description
setting, Parameters
OWNER option, Parameters

P

PACKED DECIMAL
converting, Description
PAGEWIDTH option
and SELECT, Using the SELECT Statement, Description
setting, Parameters
parameter indicator, Special Characters in Commands
parameters
and START, START
assigning values, Parameters in Commands
use of, Parameters in Commands
valid values, START
PARTIAL option, Parameters, Description
passing values, Description
PAUSE option
and command files, Files Containing Commands
performance
of LOAD, Description
PREPARE statement, Installing a Module
PRINT
query result, Using the SELECT Statement, Parameters
profile file, Creating a Profile File
PROMPT option, Parameters
prompting mode, Prompting Mode
and parameters, Parameters in Commands
use of, Prompting Mode
purging files
and ERASE, Files Containing Commands
and ROLLBACK WORK, END

Q

query result
browsing through, Using the SELECT Statement
definition of, Invoking ISQL
maximum length, Description
printing, Parameters
scrolling through, SELECTSTATEMENT, Parameters
quotation marks
and NULL option, Parameters
and parameters, START, Description
and synonym files, Using a Synonym File
embedded, Special Characters in Commands

R

re-executing commands, The Command History Buffer
RECALL, RECALL
and command buffer, The Command Buffer
syntax, RECALL
RECALL CURRENT, The Command Buffer
RECALL FILE
and command buffer, The Command Buffer
and maintaining command files, Files Containing Commands
RECALL HISTORY
and command history buffer, The Command History Buffer
REDO, REDO
and command history buffer, The Command History Buffer
syntax, REDO
RELEASE
and END, END
and EXIT, EXIT
by ISQL, Leaving ISQL
removing files
and ERASE, Files Containing Commands
and ROLLBACK WORK, END
RENAME, RENAME
and maintaining command files, Files Containing Commands
syntax, RENAME
renaming files
and RENAME, Files Containing Commands, RENAME
revalidate
sections, Description
RIGHT, Using the SELECT Statement
ROLLBACK WORK
and END, END
and EXIT, EXIT
and INPUT, Using the INPUT Command, INPUT
and savepoints, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements
by ISQL, Leaving ISQL
use, Managing Transactions
row
count, Using the SELECT Statement
insertion, Using the INPUT Command
length, Using the SELECT Statement

S

savepoint
use of, Using SQL SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK WORK Statements
script file
example of, Example
for UNLOAD command, Example
sections
extracting, EXTRACT
revalidating, Description
SELECT, SELECTSTATEMENT
ISQL support of, Using the SELECT Statement
SELECTSTATEMENT, SELECTSTATEMENT
semantic errors, Command Errors
semicolon
and command termination, Terminating Commands
omission of, Terminating Commands
SET, SET
and ISQL sessions, Setting Command Options
CONVERT, Description
syntax, SET
SET command
option summary, Setting Command Options
SETOPT
ignoring during extract, Description
single-character input, Terminating Commands
slash, Aborting Commands
special characters
meaning to ISQL, Special Characters in Commands
SQL statements
and ISQL, Purpose of ISQL
SQLGEN, SQLGEN
invoking from ISQL, Using SQLGEN
SQLUtil, SQLUTIL
invoking from ISQL, Using SQLUtil
standards
checking with flagger, Parameters
START, START
and command buffer, Parameters in Commands, The Command Buffer
and command files, Parameters in Commands, Files Containing Commands
effect of CONTINUE, Description
effect of ECHO, Description
syntax, START
START DBE, Starting a DBE Session
STOP DBE
and END, END
and EXIT, EXIT
during ISQL use, Unexpected ISQL or DBEnvironment Termination
STORE, STORE
and command buffer, The Command Buffer
and command files, Files Containing Commands
and profile file, Creating a Profile File
syntax, STORE
storing command buffer contents, The Command Buffer
in a file, STORE
subcommands, REDO, Description
submitting commands, Using ISQL Files and Buffers
synonym file, Using a Synonym File
syntax errors, Command Errors
SYSTEM, SYSTEM
syntax, SYSTEM
use of, Using System Commands and Programs
system interrupt character
and leaving ISQL temporarily, Using System Commands and Programs
example, Special Characters in Commands

T

table definition
and INFO, Using the INFO Command, INFO
terminating ISQL
and END, END
and EXIT, EXIT
unexpectedly, Unexpected ISQL or DBEnvironment Termination
TID function
and LOAD, External Format
and SELECT , TID Function, External Format
and UNLOAD, External Format
and WHERE clause, TID Function
data type code , Parameters
TOP, Using the SELECT Statement
transaction
definition of, Managing Transactions
ending, END
exiting, EXIT
management, How ISQL Manages Transactions

U

UNLOAD, UNLOAD
direct to tape, Description
EXTERNAL option, External Format, Internal Format
INTERNAL option, Internal Format
syntax, UNLOAD
use of, Using the UNLOAD Command
using a script file, Example
unloading data
and UNLOAD, UNLOAD
from the command line, External Format
prompting mode, External Format
ways of, External Format, External Format
with a command file, External Format
unloading from tables, UNLOAD
UP, Using the SELECT Statement
UPDATE
ISQL support of, Manipulating Data
updating files, EDIT
uses for ISQL, Purpose of ISQL

V

VALIDATE, Description
values
passing, Description
view definition, Using the INFO Command, INFO

Z

ZONED DECIMAL
converting, Description
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