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| <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Executing SQL Commands</title> |
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| <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3152801"><bookmark_value>SQL; executing SQL commands</bookmark_value> |
| <bookmark_value>queries;creating in SQL view</bookmark_value> |
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| oldref="67"><variable id="data_enter_sql"><link href="text/shared/guide/data_enter_sql.xhp" name="Executing SQL Commands">Executing SQL Commands</link> |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147008" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="68">With the help of SQL commands you can control the database directly, and can also create and edit tables and queries.</paragraph> |
| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153562" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="72">Not all database types support all SQL instructions. If necessary, find out which SQL commands are supported by your database system.</paragraph> |
| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id9577929" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To execute an SQL statement directly</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7923825" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>File - Open</emph> to open a database file.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9448530" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Tools - SQL</emph>.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151176" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="91">Click the <emph>Create Query in SQL View</emph> icon |
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| </image> or</paragraph> |
| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145786" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="92">Select an existing query from the list and click the <emph>Edit</emph> icon |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3083443" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="94">In the <emph>Query</emph> window, choose <emph>View - Switch Design View On/Off</emph>. Edit the SQL command.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152460" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="96">Click the <emph>Run</emph> icon |
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| </image>. The result of the query is displayed in the upper window.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149298" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="98">Click the <emph>Save</emph> or <emph>Save As</emph> icon |
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| </image> to save the query.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153223" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="105"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/02010100.xhp" name="Query Design">Query Design</link></paragraph> |
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