SQL/MX 2.x Reference Manual (H06.04+)

SQL/MX Statements
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CREATE TABLE Statement
CREATE TABLE Statement
Considerations for CREATE TABLE
Examples of CREATE TABLE
The CREATE TABLE statement creates an SQL/MX table. See Database Object
Names on page 6-12.
CREATE TABLE table
{ (table-element [,table-element]...) | like-spec }
[file-option ]...
table-element is:
column-definition
| [CONSTRAINT constraint-name] table-constraint
column-definition is:
column data-type
[DEFAULT default | NO DEFAULT]
[HEADING 'heading-string' | NO HEADING]
[[CONSTRAINT constraint-name] column-constraint]...
data-type is:
CHAR[ACTER] [(length [CHARACTERS])]
[CHARACTER SET char-set-name] [COLLATE DEFAULT]
[UPSHIFT]
| PIC[TURE] X [(length)] [CHARACTER SET char-set-name]
[COLLATE DEFAULT] [DISPLAY] [UPSHIFT]
| CHAR[ACTER] VARYING (length)
[CHARACTER SET char-set-name]
[COLLATE DEFAULT] [UPSHIFT]
| VARCHAR (length) [CHARACTER SET char-set-name]
[COLLATE DEFAULT] [UPSHIFT]
| PIC[TURE] [S]{ 9(integer) [V[9(scale)]] | V9(scale) }
[DISPLAY [SIGN IS LEADING] | COMP]
| NCHAR [(length) [COLLATE DEFAULT] [UPSHIFT]
| NCHAR VARYING(length) [COLLATE DEFAULT] [UPSHIFT]
| NUMERIC [(precision [,scale])] [SIGNED|UNSIGNED]
| SMALLINT [SIGNED|UNSIGNED]
| INT[EGER] [SIGNED|UNSIGNED]
| LARGEINT
| DEC[IMAL] [(precision [,scale])] [SIGNED|UNSIGNED]
| FLOAT [(precision)]
| REAL
| DOUBLE PRECISION
| DATE
| TIME [(time-precision)]
| TIMESTAMP [(timestamp-precision)]
| INTERVAL { start-field TO end-field | single-field }