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Setting Parameters

SirSQL contains a set of parameters, each identified by a name which affect the operation of SQL in a variety of ways. At the start of an SQL session, each parameter is set to a default value. These values can be updated and saved in a workspace file which can be re-used in subsequent sessions. Three commands control and display parameters:

SET
Sets the parameter either to a specified value or simply to be ON.
CLEAR
Resets the parameter either to the default or to be OFF.
SHOW
Displays the current setting of the parameter.

Specify the name of the parameter and, optionally, any values with these commands. Certain parameters can also be set by options on the SQL execution statement.

The values of some settings are used to set column formats when a table is created. Altering these settings has no effect on existing tables. You can update the format of columns in existing tables with the column command.

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Parameter List

AUTODISP
CASE
CASELIM n

CMPTRIM

CMPUPPER
COLHEAD

CONTINUE '-'
DATABASE
DATE 'format'
DEFINE_SECURITY

DETAIL
DOUBLE

DPLACES n
ECHO
EXEC
EXPONENT n

FAMILY family_name[/password]
GROUPING
GRPSIZE n

INPUT filename [NOABORT]
LABEL
LOWER

MASTER 'master_ip[:port]'

MEMBER member_name [/password]


MISSCHAR 'c'
NULL 'string'
OUTPUT filename
PATH
RECLIM n
SELLIM n
SELSIZE n

SEPARATE 'string'

SINGLE

SPACEC n m

SPACED n m

SPACES n m

SPACET n m
SRTSIZE n

STATS
SUBTOTAL

TABFILE name
TABSIZE n
TIME 'format'

TOTALS 'string'
TRANSFER_VALLAB

TRIPLE
UNDERCOL
UNDHEAD
UPPER

VALLAB
VARCHAR n
WIDTH {n | LABEL | MIN}
WORK filename [PASSWORD password]

ZEROS ON | OFF | 'string'

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