Neoview ODBC Drivers Manual (R2.5)

| Vertical Line

A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in brackets or braces.

For example:

{expression | NULL}

… Ellipsis

An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or braces indicates that you can repeat

the enclosed sequence of syntax items any number of times. For example:

ATTRIBUTE[S] attribute [, attribute]...

{, sql-expression}...

An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item indicates that you can repeat that

syntax item any number of times. For example:

expression-n…

Punctuation

Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously described must be typed

as shown. For example:

DAY (datetime-expression)

@script-file

Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a required

character that you must type as shown. For example:

"{" module-name [, module-name]... "}"

Item Spacing

Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a punctuation symbol

such as a parenthesis or a comma. For example:

DAY (datetime-expression)

DAY(datetime-expression)

If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In this example, no spaces

are permitted between the period and any other items:

myfile.sh

Line Spacing

If the syntax of a command is too long to fit on a single line, each continuation line is indented

three spaces and is separated from the preceding line by a blank line. This spacing

distinguishes items in a continuation line from items in a vertical list of selections. For example:

match-value [NOT] LIKE pattern

[ESCAPE esc-char-expression]