The Interactive SQL function of the Natural Tools for DB2 enables you to execute SQL statements dynamically.
To invoke the Interactive SQL function
On the Natural Tools for DB2 Main Menu, enter function code I.
The Interactive SQL screen is displayed:
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- Interactive SQL -
Code Function
---- -------------------------
I SQL Input Member
O Data Output Member
? Help
. Exit
---- -------------------------
Code.. _ Library .. SAG_____
Member ... ________
Command ===>
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The following functions are available:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
I |
Displays SQL members (text objects) in the interactive SQL input screen. |
O |
Displays output members (text objects) in the interactive SQL output screen. |
The following parameters can be specified:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Library |
Specifies the name of the current Natural library which
contains the specified input/output members (text objects). Specification of
libraries whose names begin with SYS is not allowed. The library
name is preset with your Natural user ID.
|
Member |
If a valid member name is specified, the corresponding
member is displayed. |
To invoke the SQL Input Member function
On the Interactive SQL screen, enter function code I and press ENTER.
Depending on what member (text object) name you have specified, different screens are displayed.
These screens are explained in the following sections.
If you leave the Member field blank, the empty ISQL - Input screen is invoked:
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ISQL - Input SAG S 01- ---------------Columns 001 072
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The ISQL - Input screen is a free-mode editor (see Editing within the Natural Tools for DB2) which provides a functionality similar to the one of the Software AG Editor. Using the editor you can enter or edit SQL statements via editor main and line commands. You can execute the SQL statements immediately from within the editor by pressing PF4 (Exec), or you can save them as an SQL member (text object) in a Natural library for later execution.
For information on the PF keys available, see PF Key Settings.
Note:
The PRINT command is not available in
the SQL input screen.
Apart from the editor main and line commands, SQLCODE maintenance commands are also available to maintain SQL members in a Natural library; see Global Maintenance Commands. With these maintenance commands, input members can be listed, retrieved, saved in a Natural library, copied, and purged. They are entered in the command line of the input screen.
You can also obtain a list of the available maintenance commands by entering the help character, that is, a question mark (?), in the command line of the input screen. A window is displayed from which the desired command can be selected. The window can be scrolled forwards by pressing PF8, or backwards by pressing PF7.
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ISQL - Input SAG S 01- ---------------Columns 001 072
====> ? Scroll ===> PAGE
***** ********************** +----------------------------------+*************
! !
! _ List <*,member> !
! _ READ <member> !
! _ SAVE <member> !
! _ COPY <member> !
! _ Purge <member> !
! _ LIBrary <library> !
! _ SELect <TB,CO> name1 name2 !
! !
+----------------------------------+
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To assist you in coding your SQL member, existing DB2 tables and
columns can be listed using the SELECT command. From
the list, you can include table and column names into the editor.
The SELECT command is available for table
and column selection:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
|
|
Selects all tables with the specified creator (optional) and
name.
For both If you specify asterisk notation only, all existing tables are selected. If you specify a table name without a creator, all tables with the specified name are selected, regardless of their creator. |
|
|
Selects all columns of the table
creator.name.
Since the table must be uniquely identified, asterisk notation cannot be used. |
12: +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
ISQ ! Tab: !
==== ! SYSIBM.* !
*** ! Table Name Creator !
''' ! _ SYSDATABASE SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSDATATYPES SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSDBAUTH SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSDBRM SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSDUMMY1 SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSDUMMYA SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSDUMMYE SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSDUMMYU SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSFIELDS SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSFOREIGNKEYS SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSINDEXES SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSINDEXES_HIST SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSINDEXPART SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSINDEXPART_HIST SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSINDEXSTATS SYSIBM !
''' ! _ SYSINDEXSTATS_HIST SYSIBM !
*** ! _ SYSJARCLASS_SOURCE SYSIBM !
! _ SYSJARCONTENTS SYSIBM !
Ente ! !
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
From the table list, you can select a table for display of its columns
by marking it with C in front of the table name. The columns of a
table are listed together with their type and length. A creator or table name
longer than 32 characters will be truncated. This will be indicated by a
> symbol at the end of the creator or table name.
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ISQL - Input GGS ! Tab: SYSIBM.SYSTABLES !
=====> ! !
***** ****************** ! Column Name Type Len !
A SELECT ! M NAME VARCHAR 128 !
00002 SYSIBM.SYSTABLES ! M CREATOR VARCHAR 128 !
***** ****************** ! M TYPE CHAR 1 !
! M DBNAME VARCHAR 24 !
! M TSNAME VARCHAR 24 !
! _ DBID SMALLINT 2 !
! _ OBID SMALLINT 2 !
! _ COLCOUNT SMALLINT 2 !
! _ EDPROC VARCHAR 24 !
! _ VALPROC VARCHAR 24 !
! _ CLUSTERTYPE CHAR 1 !
! _ CLUSTERRID INTEGER 4 !
! _ CARD INTEGER 4 !
! _ NPAGES INTEGER 4 !
! _ PCTPAGES SMALLINT 2 !
! _ IBMREQD CHAR 1 !
! _ REMARKS VARCHAR 762 !
! _ PARENTS SMALLINT 2 !
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---P ! !
Help Setup Exit E +---------------------------------------------------+ |
If you want to copy table or column names from a selection list into
the editor, mark the corresponding table or column with M as shown
on the previous screen. The table or column names are copied either after or
before the line marked with an A or a B respectively,
or to the top of the displayed data.
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ISQL - Input GGS ! Tab: SYSIBM.SYSTABLES !
=====> ! !
***** ****************** ! Column Name Type Len !
A SELECT ! _ NAME VARCHAR 128 !
00002 NAME ! _ CREATOR VARCHAR 128 !
00003 , CREATOR ! _ TYPE CHAR 1 !
00004 , TYPE ! _ DBNAME VARCHAR 24 !
00005 , DBNAME ! _ TSNAME VARCHAR 24 !
00006 , TSNAME ! _ DBID SMALLINT 2 !
00007 SYSIBM.SYSTABLES ! _ OBID SMALLINT 2 !
***** ****************** ! _ COLCOUNT SMALLINT 2 !
! _ EDPROC VARCHAR 24 !
! _ VALPROC VARCHAR 24 !
! _ CLUSTERTYPE CHAR 1 !
! _ CLUSTERRID INTEGER 4 !
! _ CARD INTEGER 4 !
! _ NPAGES INTEGER 4 !
! _ PCTPAGES SMALLINT 2 !
! _ IBMREQD CHAR 1 !
! _ REMARKS VARCHAR 762 !
! _ PARENTS SMALLINT 2 !
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All fixed-mode input screens from the Catalog Maintenance part of the Natural Tools for DB2 are available as help maps within the Interactive SQL part.
To invoke this help facility, enter the name of the SQL statement you
want to create in the command line of your
ISQL -
Input screen, for example, CREATE TABLE or
CR TB for the CREATE TABLE command.
The same command abbreviations apply as with the Catalog Maintenance function.
If you enter CREATE TABLE or CR TB, the
Create Table screen is invoked:
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- Create Table - 1 / 9
>>- CREATE TABLE - SAG_____ . DEMOTABLE_________ ----------------------------->
<creator.>table-name
>+--- LIKE ------- ________ . __________________ +-------------------------+-+>
! <creator.>table/view-name +- _ - INCLUDING IDENTITY + +
! !
+( COL1______________ CHAR___________ ( 20________ ) _ - __ - _ - __ - _ , +
+- COL2______________ INTEGER________ ( __________ ) _ - NN - _ - 2_ - _ , +
+- COL3______________ SMALLINT_______ ( __________ ) _ - NN - _ - 1_ - _ , +
+- COL4______________ CHAR___________ ( 2_________ ) S - __ - _ - __ - _ , +
+- COL5______________ VARCHAR________ ( 30________ ) _ - NN - _ - 3_ - _ , +
+- COL6______________ DECIMAL________ ( 2,5_______ ) _ - __ - X - __ - _ , +
+- COL7______________ FLOAT__________ ( __________ ) _ - NN - _ - __ - _ , +
+- COL8______________ DATE___________ ( __________ ) _ - __ - _ - __ - _ , +
+- COL9______________ TIME___________ ( __________ ) _ - __ - _ - __ - _ , +
+- __________________ _______________ ( __________ ) _ - __ - _ - __ - _ , +
column-name format length S/M NN fld PK/ R/C
B proc UK D/G
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If you have entered data for a complete SQL statement, you can generate an SQL statement from the entered data and include it into the ISQL - Input screen.
Using PF4 (Incl), you include the generated SQLCODE and remain on the Create Table screen.
Using PF5 (IBack), you include the generated SQLCODE and return to the ISQL - Input screen.
If you specify a unique member (text object) name in the Member field of the Interactive SQL screen, the corresponding SQL member is listed on the input screen. If no member exists with the specified name, a corresponding message is returned.
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ISQL - Input SAG(TESTSEQ) S 01- ---------------Columns 001 072
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00001 CREATE TABLE DEMOTABLE
00002 (COL1 CHAR(8),
00003 COL2 INTEGER
00004 ) IN DATABASE DEMO;
00005 INSERT INTO DEMOTABLE
00006 VALUES ('AAAAA',1);
00007 * INSERT INTO DEMOTABLE
00008 * VALUES ('BBBBB',2);
00009 SELECT FROM DEMOTABLE;
00010 DROP TABLE DEMOTABLE;
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Listed SQL members can be purged, modified, executed, or saved.
An asterisk (*) in front of a statement line turns this line into a comment line, which means that the corresponding SQLCODE is not considered for execution.
If you specify a value followed by an asterisk (*) in the Member field of the Interactive SQL screen, a list of all SQL input members (text objects) in the current library whose names begin with this value is displayed.
If you specify an asterisk (*), a list of all SQL input members in the current library is displayed.
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Select Member
C Member Type User Date Time
- -------- ----------- -------- ---------- --------
_ CRAXTB SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:48:53
_ CRDITY SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:39:14
_ CRPRQE SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:54:21
_ CRTB SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:48:14
_ CRTRIG SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:53:01
_ CRTRIG2 SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:14:10
_ DRPRQE SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:55:04
_ DRPRQE2 SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:50:30
_ GGSDTYPE SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:52:10
_ GRSHPR SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:28:01
_ RESHPR SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:31:05
_ SELPROCS SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:09:05
_ SELTABS SQL SAG 2009-10-30 13:56:22
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From the input screen selection list, SQL members can be selected for
display by marking them with an S.
If the list has been invoked by a PURGE
command, members can be purged by marking them with a P.
By pressing PF11 (>), you can switch from the default view of the Select Member screen as shown above to the extended view with the first line of each member displayed in the Description column:
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Select Member
C Member Description (first line of member)
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------
_ CRAXTB CREATE AUXILIARY TABLE aux-table-name
_ CRDITY CREATE DISTINCT TYPE distinct-type-name
_ CRPRQE * ALL PROCEDURES FROM QARNDB31(10,110), WHICH HAVE 'C
_ CRTB CREATE TABLE NEWTYPE
_ CRTRIG CREATE TRIGGER trigger-name NO CASCADE BEFORE|
_ CRTRIG2 CREATE TRIGGER trigger-name (NO CASCADE BEFORE|
_ DRPRQE * ALL PROCEDURES FROM QARNDB31(10,110), WHICH HAVE 'C
_ DRPRQE2 DROP PROCEDURE CALLN2 RESTRICT;
_ GGSDTYPE SELECT COLTYPE,LENGTH,LENGTH2,DATATYPEID,SOURCETYPEID
_ GRSHPR GRANT ALTERIN [, CREATEIN] [, DROPIN]
_ RESHPR REVOKE ALTERIN [, CREATEIN] [, DROPIN]
_ SELPROCS SELECT * FROM SYSIBM.SYSPROCEDURES
_ SELTABS SELECT * FROM SYSIBM.SYSTABLES
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The first line of a member can be the first line of an SQL statement or a comment line which provides more information on the member.
To invoke the Data Output Member function
On the Interactive SQL screen, enter function code O and press ENTER.
Depending on what member (text object) name you have specified, different screens are displayed.
These screens are explained in the following sections.
If you leave Member field of the Interactive SQL screen blank, the empty ISQL - Output screen is invoked.
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From the data output screen you have access to output data members
only. Output members consist of data retrieved from the database as a result of
executed SQL statements. These data can be browsed and saved for later use as
output members on the Natural system file FUSER. In addition to
the data retrieved from the database, output members also contain DB2 status
information, and the executed SQL member.
If you execute an SQL statement, the results are automatically shown on the output screen. Thus, you can enter the interactive SQL output screen also by executing an SQL statement from the input screen. From the output screen you can return to the input screen by pressing PF3 (Exit).
For information on the other PF keys available, see PF Key Settings.
The maintenance commands available for output members can be displayed and selected in a window, too; see Global Maintenance Commands. The window is invoked by entering the help character, that is, a question mark (?), in the command line of the output screen.
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ISQL - Output SAG S 02- ---------------Columns 001 072
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***** ********************** +----------------------------------+*************
***** ********************** ! !*************
! _ List <*,member> !
! _ READ <member> !
! _ SAve <member> !
! _ Purge <member> !
! _ LIBrary <library> !
! !
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Apart from the maintenance commands, only browse commands are available (see Editing within the Natural Tools for DB2), since output members cannot be modified. Both browse and maintenance commands are entered in the command line of the output screen.
If an output member is too large to fit on your terminal screen, you
can use the FIX ON n
command to keep the first n characters
on the screen when scrolling to the left or to the right.
If you specify a unique member name in the Member field of the Interactive SQL screen, the corresponding output member is listed on the output screen. If no member exists with the specified name, a corresponding message is returned.
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***** ****************************** top of data *****************************
00001 CREATE TABLE DEMOTABLE
00002 (COL1 CHAR(8),
00003 COL2 INTEGER
00004 ) IN DATABASE DEMO
00005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
00006 STATEMENT WAS SUCCESSFUL, SQLCODE = 0
00007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
00008 INSERT INTO DEMOTABLE
00009 VALUES ('AAAAA',1)
00010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
00011 STATEMENT WAS SUCCESSFUL, SQLCODE = 0
00012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
00013 SELECT FROM DEMOTABLE
00014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
00015 COL1 COL2
00016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
00017 AAAAA 1
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If you specify a value followed by an asterisk (*) in the Member field of the Interactive SQL screen, a list of all data output members in the current library whose names begin with this value is displayed.
If you specify asterisk notation only, a list of all data output members in the current library is displayed.
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Select Member
C Member Type User Date Time
- -------- ----------- -------- -------- -----------
_ AAAA SQL-RESULT SAG 2009-10-30 13:54:54
_ ADEMVIEW SQL-RESULT SAG 2009-10-30 14:01:09
_ AIRCRAFT SQL-RESULT SAG 2009-10-30 10:01:32
_ BBBB SQL-RESULT SAG 2009-10-30 15:25:14
_ BSP1 SQL-RESULT SAG 2009-10-30 14:57:11 |
From the output member selection list, output members can be selected
for display by marking them with an S.
If the list has been invoked by a PURGE
command, members can be purged by marking them with a P.
SQL input members (text objects) can only be accessed from the ISQL - Input screen. They are executed from the input screen against DB2 by pressing PF4 (Exec).
After execution, the data output screen appears which contains the results of the executed SQL member.
If an SQL member consists of more than one SQL statements, the individual statements must be separated by a semicolon. They can be executed one by one or all together at the same time.
To choose the form of execution, a window is provided which can be invoked by pressing PF2 (Setup).
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ISQL - Input SAG(TESTSEQ) S 01- ---------------Columns 001 072
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***** ****************************** ! !
00001 CREATE TABLE DEMOTABLE ! _ Execute statements one by one !
00002 (COL1 CHAR(8 ! X Execute all statements together !
00003 COL2 INTEGE ! !
00004 ) IN DATABASE DEMO; ! _ Optional Commit/Rollback !
00005 INSERT INTO DEMOTABLE ! X Automatic Commit/Rollback !
00006 VALUES ('AAAAA',1); ! !
00007 * INSERT INTO DEMOTABLE ! _ Ignore positive SQLCODEs !
00008 * VALUES ('BBBBB',2); ! !
00009 SELECT FROM DEMOTABLE; ! Text for NULL values : <NULL>__ !
00010 DROP TABLE DEMOTABLE; ! Sql termination character : ; !
***** **************************** b ! Maximum length of columns : _____ !
! Maximum number of rows : _______ !
! DB2 cost limit : _______ !
!
! Database type(DB2,CNX) : DB2 !
! Header Line every 15___ Data Lines !
! Record Length Data Session: _250 !
! !
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Below is information on the options provided in the window:
After each SQL statement the output screen is shown. From the output
screen, you can either execute the next SQL statement from the input screen by
pressing PF4 (Next), or skip the remaining SQL statements and return
to the input screen immediately by pressing PF3 (Exit).
All statements are executed immediately one after the other. The output screen shows the results of all statements together.
Statements containing cursor names, host variables, or parameter markers cannot be executed with interactive SQL. Also not executed are statements available as embedded SQL only; that is, statements whose functions are automatically performed by Natural.
These statements are:
CLOSE |
CONNECT |
DECLARE |
DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF CURSOR |
DESCRIBE |
EXECUTE |
FETCH |
INCLUDE |
OPEN |
PREPARE |
SELECT INTO |
SET
host-variable |
SET CURRENT PACKAGESET |
UPDATE WHERE CURRENT OF CURSOR |
WHENEVER |
If you select Automatic Commit/Rollback, each
modification of the database is automatically either committed or rolled back,
depending on whether all the SQL statements involved execute successfully. If
so, an SQL COMMIT WORK command is executed; if not,
an SQL ROLLBACK command backs out all database
modifications since the last commit point.
If you select Optional Commit/Rollback, a window is invoked after each SQL statement, offering you the option to either commit or roll back the resulting database modifications shown on the screen.
Note:
Since under CICS and IMS TM each terminal I/O operation results in
a SYNCPOINT, the optional commit/rollback feature only applies in
a TSO environment.
In all environments, you can include SQL
COMMIT and ROLLBACK commands in your
input member, too. Under CICS and IMS TM, however, these commands are
translated into the corresponding TP-monitor calls.
The text that is to be shown for NULL values can be
specified here; the default string is ---.
If you enter multiple SQL statement, they need to be separated. The default statement termination character is the semi-colon (;).
Limits the length of a single column to
n characters. This limit only applies
to character data. DATE, TIME, or
NUMERIC columns are not truncated. The value 0
indicates that no limit exists.
Limits the number of rows returned by one
SELECT statement.
The value 0 indicates that no limit exists.
Sets a limit for the DB2 cost estimate.
SELECT statements
which exceed this limit are not executed. The value 0 indicates
that no limit exists.
For SELECT
statements, you can specify that every
n data lines a header line is inserted
with the names of the selected columns. If
n is set to 0, only one
header line is displayed at the top of the data.
The record length (n) for the
output session can be specified. If the specified record length is smaller than
the record length of the output data, the output records are truncated
accordingly. The truncation of records is indicated by a greater than character
(>) as the leftmost character in the first line beneath each header line.
The default value for n is 250
bytes.
The following PF-key settings apply to the ISQL - Input screen:
| Key | Setting | Function |
|---|---|---|
| PF2 | Setup | Invokes a window with further processing options. |
| PF4 | Exec | Executes the SQL member (text object) currently on the input screen. |
| PF5 | Rfind | Repeats the last executed FIND
command.
|
| PF6 | Rchan | Repeats the last executed CHANGE
command.
|
| PF7 | - | Scrolls the display one page backward. |
| PF8 | + | Scrolls the display one page forward. |
| PF9 | Outpu | Invokes the output member (text object) selection list directly from within the input screen. |
Apart from PF2 (Setup), PF4 (Exec), and PF9 (Outpu), the same PF-key settings apply to the ISQL - Output screen, too. In addition, the following PF-key settings are available:
| Key | Setting | Function |
|---|---|---|
| PF4 | Next |
Executes the next SQL statement if an SQL member consists of
more than one statement, and if you have chosen to execute them one after the
other. |
| PF10 | < | Scrolls the display of the output screen to the left. |
| PF11 | > | Scrolls the display of the output screen to the right. |
Results from interactive SQL are unloaded and written to a data set
referred to by DD name CMWKF01 in batch mode using the
UNLDDATA command.
CMWKF01 should be of variable record format; the record
length depends on the size of the SQL output member (text object) and can range
from 250 to 4000 bytes.
To unload results from interactive SQL
Logon to the Natural system library SYSDB2.
In the command line, enter the command
UNLDDATA and press ENTER.
The Unload SQL Results menu is displayed:
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- Unload SQL Results -
Code Function
---- -------------------
U Unload SQL Results
. Exit
---- -------------------
Code .. _ Library .. ________
Member ... ________
Command ===>
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The following function is available:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
U |
Unloads results from interactive SQL execution. |
The following parameters apply:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Library |
Specifies the name of the Natural library from which the
specified output members are to be unloaded. You cannot specify libraries whose
names begin with SYS.
This parameter must be specified. |
Member |
Specifies the name(s) of the output member(s) to be
unloaded.
This parameter must be specified. |