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<title>Prompting</title>
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<body id="rbafyprompting"><a name="rbafyprompting"><!-- --></a>
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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Prompting</h1>
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<div><p>The prompt function helps you supply the necessary information
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for the syntax of the statement you want to use. The prompt function can be
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used in any of these statement processing modes: *RUN, *VLD,
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and *SYN.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>You have two options when using the prompter: </p>
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<ul><li>Type the verb of the statement before pressing F4=Prompt. <p>The statement
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is parsed and the clauses that are completed are filled in on the prompt displays.</p>
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<p>If
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you type SELECT and press F4=Prompt, the following display appears: </p>
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<div class="p"> <pre class="screen"> Specify SELECT Statement
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Type SELECT statement information. Press F4 for a list.
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FROM tables . . . . . . . . _____________________________________________
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SELECT columns . . . . . . _____________________________________________
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WHERE conditions . . . . . _____________________________________________
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GROUP BY columns . . . . . _____________________________________________
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HAVING conditions . . . . . _____________________________________________
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ORDER BY columns . . . . . _____________________________________________
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FOR UPDATE OF columns . . . _____________________________________________
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Bottom
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Type choices, press Enter.
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DISTINCT rows in result table . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
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UNION with another SELECT . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
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Specify additional options . . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F6=Insert line F9=Specify subquery
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F10=Copy line F12=Cancel F14=Delete line F15=Split line F24=More keys
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</pre>
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</div>
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</li>
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<li>Press F4=Prompt before typing anything on the Enter SQL Statements display.
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You are shown a list of statements. The list of statements varies and depends
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on the current interactive SQL statement processing mode. For syntax check
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mode with a language other than *NONE, the list includes all SQL statements.
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For run and validate modes, only statements that can be run in interactive
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SQL are shown. You can select the number of the statement you want to use.
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The system prompts you for the statement you selected. <p>If you press F4=Prompt
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without typing anything, the following display appears: </p>
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<div class="p"> <pre class="screen"> Select SQL Statement
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Select one of the following:
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1. ALTER TABLE
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2. CALL
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3. COMMENT ON
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4. COMMIT
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5. CONNECT
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6. CREATE ALIAS
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7. CREATE COLLECTION
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8. CREATE INDEX
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9. CREATE PROCEDURE
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10. CREATE TABLE
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11. CREATE VIEW
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12. DELETE
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13. DISCONNECT
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14. DROP ALIAS
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More...
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Selection
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F3=Exit F12=Cancel
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</pre>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>If you press F21=Display Statement on a prompt display, the prompter
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displays the formatted SQL statement as it was filled in to that point.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>When Enter is pressed within prompting, the statement that was
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built through the prompt screens is inserted into the session. If the statement
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processing mode is *RUN, the statement is run. The prompter remains in control
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if an error is encountered.</p>
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<ul class="ullinks">
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbafyprompt1.htm">Syntax checking</a></strong><br />
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The syntax of the SQL statement is checked when it enters the prompter.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbafyprompt2.htm">Statement processing mode</a></strong><br />
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The statement processing mode can be selected on the Change Session Attributes display.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbafyprompt3.htm">Subqueries</a></strong><br />
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Subqueries can be selected on any display that has a WHERE or HAVING clause.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbafyprompt4.htm">CREATE TABLE prompting</a></strong><br />
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When prompting for CREATE TABLE, support is available for entering column definitions individually.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbafyprompt5.htm">Enter DBCS data</a></strong><br />
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The rules for processing DBCS data across multiple lines are the same on the Enter SQL Statements display and in the SQL prompter.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbafyintract.htm" title="Interactive SQL allows the programmer or database administrator to quickly and easily define, update, delete, or look at data for testing, problem analysis, and database maintenance.">Use interactive SQL</a></div>
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