NonStop SQL/MP Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- What’s New in This Manual
- About This Manual
- A
- Access Options
- ADD DEFINE Command
- AGGREGATE Functions
- Alias
- ALLOCATE File Attribute
- ALTER CATALOG Statement
- ALTER COLLATION Statement
- ALTER DEFINE Command
- ALTER INDEX Statement
- ALTER PROGRAM Statement
- ALTER TABLE Statement
- ALTER VIEW Statement
- APPEND Command
- APPENDCANCEL Command
- APPENDRESTART Command
- AS Clause
- AS DATE/TIME Clause
- ASCII Character Set
- AUDIT File Attribute
- AUDITCOMPRESS File Attribute
- Audited Tables
- AVG Function
- B
- C
- CANCEL Command
- CASE Expression
- CAST Function
- CATALOG Command
- Catalogs
- CATALOGS Table
- CENTER_REPORT Option
- Character Data Types
- Character Expressions
- Character Sets
- CHAR_LENGTH Function
- CLEANUP Command
- CLEARONPURGE File Attribute
- CLOSE Statement
- Clustering Keys
- COLLATE Clause
- Collation Definitions
- Column Identifier
- Columns
- COLUMNS Table
- COMMENT Statement
- Comments
- COMMENTS Table
- COMMIT Option
- COMMIT WORK Statement
- Comparison Predicate
- COMPUTE_TIMESTAMP Function
- CONCAT Clause
- Concurrency
- Constraints
- CONSTRNT Table
- CONTINUE Statement
- CONTROL EXECUTOR Directive
- CONTROL QUERY Directive
- CONTROL TABLE Directive
- CONVERT Command
- CONVERTTIMESTAMP Function
- COPY Command
- Correlation Names
- COUNT Function
- CPRLSRCE Table
- CPRULES Table
- CREATE CATALOG Statement
- CREATE COLLATION Statement
- CREATE CONSTRAINT Statement
- CREATE INDEX Statement
- CREATE SYSTEM CATALOG Command
- CREATE TABLE Statement
- CREATE VIEW Statement
- CURRENT Function
- CURRENT_TIMESTAMP Function
- Cursors
- C89
- D
- Data Dictionary
- Data Types
- DATE Data Type
- DATE_FORMAT Option
- DATE-TIME Data Types
- DATE-TIME Functions
- DATE-TIME Literals
- DATEFORMAT Function
- DATETIME Data Type
- DAYOFWEEK Function
- DCL (Data Control Language) Statements
- DCOMPRESS File Attribute
- DDL (Data Definition Language) Statements
- Deadlocks
- DECIMAL_POINT Option
- DECLARE CURSOR Statement
- DEFAULT Clause
- DEFINEs
- DELETE DEFINE Command
- DELETE Statement
- DESCRIBE INPUT Statement
- DESCRIBE Statement
- Detail Alias
- DETAIL Command
- DISPLAY STATISTICS Command
- DISPLAY USE OF Command
- DISTINCT Clause
- DML (Data Manipulation Language) Statements
- DOWNGRADE CATALOG Command
- DOWNGRADE SYSTEM CATALOG Command
- DROP Statement
- DROP SYSTEM CATALOG Command
- DSL (Data Status Language) Statements
- DSLACK File Attribute
- DUP Command
- Dynamic SQL
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- ICOMPRESS File Attribute
- IF/THEN/ELSE Clause
- IN Predicate
- INCLUDE SQLCA Directive
- INCLUDE SQLDA Directive
- INCLUDE SQLSA Directive
- INCLUDE STRUCTURES Directive
- Index Keys
- INDEXES Table
- Indicator Variables and Indicator Parameters
- INFO DEFINE Command
- INITIALIZE SQL Command
- INSERT Statement
- INTERVAL Data Type
- INTERVAL Literals
- INVOKE Directive and Command
- ISLACK File Attribute
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- PAGE_COUNT Option
- PAGE FOOTING Command
- PAGE_LENGTH Option
- PAGE_NUMBER Function
- PAGE TITLE Command
- Parallel Index Loading
- Parameters
- PARTITION Clause
- Partitions
- PARTNS Table
- PERUSE Command
- Plans
- POSITION Function
- Predicates
- PREPARE Statement
- Primary Keys
- Print Item
- PROGID File Attribute
- Program Invalidation
- PROGRAMS Table
- Protection View
- PURGE Command
- PURGEDATA Command
- Q
- R
- RECLENGTH File Attribute
- RELEASE Statement
- REPORT FOOTING Command
- REPORT Option
- REPORT TITLE Command
- Report Writer
- Reserved Words
- RESET DEFINE Command
- RESET LAYOUT Command
- RESET PARAM Command
- RESET PREPARED Command
- RESET REPORT Command
- RESET SESSION Command
- RESET STYLE Command
- RESETBROKEN File Attribute
- RIGHT_MARGIN Option
- ROLLBACK WORK Statement
- ROWCOUNT Option
- S
- Sample Database
- SAVE Command
- Search Conditions
- SECURE Command
- SECURE File Attribute
- Security
- SELECT Statement
- SERIALWRITES File Attribute
- SET DEFINE Command
- SET DEFMODE Command
- SET LAYOUT Command
- SET PARAM Command
- SET SESSION Command
- SET STYLE Command
- SETSCALE Function
- Shorthand View
- SHOW CONTROL Command
- SHOW DEFINE Command
- SHOW DEFMODE Command
- SHOW LAYOUT Command
- SHOW PARAM Command
- SHOW PREPARED Command
- SHOW REPORT Command
- SHOW SESSION Command
- SHOW STYLE Command
- Similarity Checks
- SLACK File Attribute
- SPACE Option
- SQL Directive
- SQL Identifiers
- SQLCI
- SQLCI Commands
- SQLCODE
- SQLCOMP Command
- Standards Conformance
- Statements
- Static SQL
- Statistics
- Storage Management Foundation (SMF)
- String Functions
- String Literals
- Subqueries
- SUBSTRING Function
- SUBTOTAL Command
- SUBTOTAL_LABEL Option
- SUM Function
- Super ID
- Syskeys
- System Catalog
- SYSTEM Command
- System DEFINEs
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z
- ! COMMAND
- =_AUDSERV_XSWAP_node DEFINE
- =_DEFAULTS DEFINE
- =_SORT_DEFAULTS DEFINE
- =_SQL_CAT_HEAP_LIMIT DEFINE
- =_SQL_CMP_DOUBLE_SBB_OFF DEFINE
- =_SQL_CMP_DOUBLE_SBB_ON DEFINE
- =_SQL_CMP_EQ_LIMIT DEFINE
- =_SQL_CMP_EVENT DEFINE
- =_SQL_CMP_EVENT_NO0 DEFINE
- =_SQL_CMP_NO_KS_MJOIN DEFINE
- =_SQL_cmp_node DEFINE
- =_SQL_EXE_DOUBLE_SHUTOFF DEFINE
- =_SQL_EXE_ESPS_CK_CMON DEFINE
- =_SQL_EXE_USE_SWAPVOL DEFINE
- =_SQL_MSG_node DEFINE
- =_SQL_RECGEN_node DEFINE
- =_SQL_TM_node_vol DEFINE
- Index
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Using DEFINEs From SQLCI
Using DEFINEs From SQLCI
The following rules apply to the use of DEFINEs in SQLCI:
•
Make sure DEFMODE is set. To inherit DEFINEs from the process that starts
SQLCI, such as TACL or the OSS shell, set DEFMODE ON before you start
SQLCI. To avoid inheriting DEFINEs, set DEFMODE OFF before you start SQLCI,
then set it ON within SQLCI.
DEFINEs that you create during an SQLCI session remain in effect until you alter
them, delete them, or end the SQLCI session. DEFINEs you inherit from another
process and then modify with SQLCI commands revert to their previous attribute
values (that is, the values they had when you started SQLCI) when you end the
SQLCI session. Any changes you make to inherited attributes within the SQLCI
session apply only until you exit SQLCI.
•
Except for statements compiled with PREPARE, SQLCI resolves DEFINE names in
a statement at the time you enter the statement.
If you use PREPARE to compile an SQLCI statement when a CONTROL QUERY
BIND NAMES AT EXECUTION directive is not in effect, SQLCI resolves
DEFINE names in the statement when you enter the PREPARE, using the DEFINE
values at that time. Subsequent executions of the statement use the PREPARE-time
DEFINE values.
If you use PREPARE to compile an SQLCI statement when a CONTROL QUERY
BIND NAMES AT EXECUTION directive is in effect, SQLCI resolves DEFINE
names in the statement when you execute the statement, using the DEFINE values at
that time. (Note that CONTROL QUERY BIND NAMES AT EXECUTION TIME
must be in effect at PREPARE-time to cause execution-time DEFINE resolution;
whether it is in effect at execution-time makes no difference.)
Using DEFINEs With SQL Programs
The following rules apply to the use of DEFINEs in SQL statements within programs:
•
DEFINEs required for explicit compilation
You use TACL or OSS shell commands to supply DEFINEs at compilation for
DEFINE names used in preprocessor or host language statements and in the
SQLCOMP or c89 command. For example, if you use DEFINE names in INVOKE
statements for an SQL program that is executable from Guardian, you use TACL
commands to supply corresponding DEFINEs at preprocessor or host language
compilation.
DEFINESETATTR Alters the value of an attribute in the working set, or resets
the attribute
DEFINESETLIKE Sets all attributes of the working set to match those of an
existing DEFINE
DEFINEVALIDATEWORK Checks the working set for consistency and completeness