SQL/MX 2.x Reference Manual (H06.10+, J06.03+)

SQL/MX Statements
HP NonStop SQL/MX Reference Manual—544517-008
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Syntax Description of CREATE TABLE
partn-defn is:
LOCATION [\node.]$volume[.subvolume.file-name]
[EXTENT ext-size | (pri-ext-size [,sec-ext-size])]
[MAXEXTENTS num-extents]
[NAME partition-name]
specifies a volume and optionally the node, subvolume, and filename for
the partition.
node
is the name of a node on the Expand network. For Guardian files
representing a table or index partition or a view label, node can be any
node from which the object's catalog is visible.
volume
is the name of an audited, non-SMF DAM volume on the specified node (or
the Guardian volume named in the =_DEFAULTS define if none is
specified). If you do not specify a LOCATION clause, NonStop SQL/MX
uses the default volume named in the =_DEFAULTS define.
If you do not specify a LOCATION clause and your system does not have a
value for the DDL_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS default (either in your
environment or at the system level) and your environment does not have a
=_DEFAULTS value, the CREATE statement will fail with an error.
You can locate more than one partition of a table on a single disk volume.
subvolume
is the name of the schema subvolume for the schema in which the table is
being created.
Follow these guidelines when using SQL/MX subvolume names:
•
The name must begin with the letters ZSD, followed by a letter, not a
digit (for example, ZSDa, not ZSD2).
•
The name must be exactly eight characters long.
file-name
is a Guardian file name. file-name names must be eight characters in
length and must end with the digits “00” (zero zero.)
Any Guardian file name you specify must match the designated schema
subvolume name for the schema in which the object is being created.
Otherwise, NonStop SQL/MX returns an error.
partition-name
is an SQL identifier for a partition.