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• @

  A

• abnormal termination, automatic rollback
• active set
  • changing [2]
  • definition
  • when empty
• ALLOCATE command
• allocating, cursors
• ANSI/ISO SQL
  • compliance
  • extensions
• application development process
• array [2]
• array fetch
• array, elements
• ARRAYLEN statement
• array, operations
• ASACC option
• ASSUME_SQLCODE option
• AT clause
  • CONNECT statement
  • DECLARE CURSOR statement
  • DECLARE STATEMENT statement
  • EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statement
  • of COMMIT command
  • of CONNECT command
  • of DECLARE CURSOR command
  • of DECLARE STATEMENT command
  • of EXECUTE command
  • of EXECUTE IMMEDIATE command
  • of INSERT command
  • of SAVEPOINT command
  • of SELECT command
  • of UPDATE command
  • restrictions
• AUTO_CONNECT option
  • instead of CONNECT statement
• automatic logon [2]

  B

• batch fetch
  • example
  • number of rows returned
• bind descriptor, information in
• bind variable [2]
• binding
• blank padding, in multi-byte character strings
• block data subprogram, used by precompiler

  C

• callback, user exit
• CHAR column, maximum width
• CHAR datatype
  • external
  • internal
• character sets, multi-byte
• character strings, multibyte
• CHARF datatype specifier
  • using in TYPE statement
  • using in VAR statement
• CHARF datatype, external
• CHARZ datatype
• child cursor
• CLOSE command
  • examples
• CLOSE statement [2]
  • example
• closing, cursors
• code page
• column list
• column, ROWLABEL
• comment
• COMMENT clause, of COMMIT command
• commit
• COMMIT command
  • ending a transaction
  • examples
• COMMIT statement
  • effects
  • example
  • RELEASE option
  • using in a PL/SQL block
  • where to place
• commit
  • automatic
  • explicit versus implicit
• committing, transactions
• COMMON_NAME option
• communicating over a network
• compilation
• compliance, ANSI/ISO
• concurrency
• concurrent logon
• conditional precompilation
  • defining symbols
  • example
• CONFIG option [2]
• configuration file
  • advantages
  • system versus user [2]
• CONNECT command
  • examples
• CONNECT statement
  • AT clause
  • enabling a semantic check
  • requirements
  • USING clause
  • using to log on
  • when not required
• connecting to Oracle
  • automatically
  • concurrently
  • example
  • via SQL*Net
• connection
  • concurrent
  • default versus non-default
  • implicit
  • naming
• CONTINUE action
• CONTINUE option, of WHENEVER command
• conventions
  • description
  • notation
• CREATE PROCEDURE statement
• creating, savepoints
• CURRENT OF clause
  • example
  • mimicking with ROWID [2]
  • of embedded SQL DELETE command
  • of embedded SQL UPDATE command
  • restrictions
• current row
• CURRVAL pseudocolumn
• cursor
• cursor cache [2]
  • gathering statistics about
  • purpose
• cursor variable [2]
  • closing
  • fetching from
  • opening [2]
• cursor
  • analogy
  • association with query
  • child
  • declaring
  • effects on performance
  • explicit versus implicit
  • naming
  • parent
  • reopening [2]
  • restricted scope of
  • restrictions
• cursors
  • allocating
  • closing
• cursor, scope
• cursors
  • fetching rows from
  • opening
• cursor
  • using for multirow queries
  • using more than one
  • when closed automatically

  D

• data definition danguage (DDL)
  • description
• data integrity
• data lock
• Data Manipulation Language (DML)
• database link
  • creating a synonym
  • defining
• database links
  • using in DELETE command
  • using in INSERT command
  • using in UPDATE command
• datatype conversion
  • between internal and external types
  • supported
• datatype equivalencing [2]
  • advantages
  • example
  • guidelines
• datatype
  • host-language
  • internal versus external
  • user-defined
• DATE datatype
  • converting
  • default format
  • default value
  • external
  • internal
  • internal format
• DBMS option
  • using to migrate applications
• DDL (data definition language)
• deadlock
  • effect on transactions
  • how broken
• DECIMAL datatype
• declaration
  • cursor
  • host array
  • host variable
  • indicator variable
  • of ORACA
  • SQLCA
• declarative SQL statement
  • using in transactions
• DECLARE CURSOR command
  • examples
• DECLARE CURSOR statement, AT clause
• DECLARE DATABASE directive
• Declare Section
  • defining username and password
  • example
  • using more than one
• DECLARE statement
• DECLARE STATEMENT command
  • examples
  • scope of
• DECLARE STATEMENT statement
  • AT clause
  • example
  • using in dynamic SQL
  • when required
• DECLARE statement
  • example
  • using in dynamic SQL Method 3
  • where to place
• DECLARE TABLE command
  • examples
• DECLARE TABLE statement
  • need for with AT clause
  • using with the SQLCHECK option
• default connection
• default database
• default, setting of LITDELIM option
• DEFINE option
• delete cascade
• DELETE command
  • embedded SQL examples
• DELETE statement
  • example
  • using host arrays
  • using the SQLERRD(3) field
  • WHERE clause
• DEPT table
• DESCRIBE command
  • example
  • use with PREPARE command
• DESCRIBE statement, using in dynamic SQL Method 4
• descriptor
  • naming
• directory
  • current
  • path for INCLUDE files
• DISPLAY datatype
• distributed processing
• distributed transactions
• DML (Data Manipulation Language)
• DO action
• DO option, of WHENEVER command
• DTP model
• dummy host variable
• dynamic PL/SQL
• dynamic SQL Method 1
  • commands
  • description
  • example
  • requirements
  • using EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
  • using PL/SQL
• dynamic SQL Method 2
  • commands
  • description
  • example
  • requirements
  • using PL/SQL
  • using the DECLARE STATEMENT statement
  • using the EXECUTE statement
  • using the PREPARE statement
• dynamic SQL Method 3
  • commands
  • compared to Method 2
  • example
  • requirements
  • using PL/SQL
  • using the DECLARE statement
  • using the DECLARE STATEMENT statement
  • using the FETCH statement
  • using the OPEN statement
  • using the PREPARE statement
• dynamic SQL Method 4
  • overview
  • using descriptors
  • using PL/SQL
  • using the DECLARE STATEMENT statement
  • using the DESCRIBE statement
  • using the FOR clause
  • using the SQLDA
  • when needed
• dynamic SQL statement
  • binding of host variables
  • how processed
  • requirements
  • using host arrays
  • using placeholders
  • versus static SQL statement
• dynamic SQL
  • advantages and disadvantages
  • choosing the right method
  • guidelines
  • multi-byte character data restrictions
  • overview [2]
  • using PL/SQL
  • using the AT clause
  • when useful

  E

• ellipsis
• embedded SQL
  • DECLARE CURSOR command
  • DECLARE TABLE command
  • EXECUTE command
• embedded PL/SQL
  • advantages
  • cursor FOR loop
  • example [2]
  • need for SQLCHECK option
  • need for USERID option
  • overview
  • package
  • PL/SQL table
  • requirements
  • subprogram
  • support for SQL
  • user-defined record
  • using %TYPE
  • using the VARCHAR pseudotype
  • using to improve performance
  • where allowed
• embedded SQL statement
  • mixing with host-language statements
  • referencing host variables
  • referencing indicator variables
  • syntax
• embedded SQL
  • ALLOCATE command
  • CLOSE command
  • COMMIT command
  • CONNECT command
  • DECLARE STATEMENT command
  • DELETE command
  • DESCRIBE command
  • EXECUTE command
  • EXECUTE IMMEDIATE command
  • FETCH command
  • INSERT command
  • key concepts
  • OPEN command
  • PREPARE command
  • SAVEPOINT command
  • SELECT command
  • UPDATE command
  • VAR command
  • versus interactive SQL
  • when to use
  • WHENEVER command
• embedding, PL/SQL blocks in Oracle7 precompiler programs
• EMP table
• encoding scheme
• Entry SQL
• equivalencing, datatype
• equivalencing, host variable equivalencing
• error detection, error reporting
• error handling
  • alternatives
  • benefits
  • overview
  • SQLCA versus WHENEVER statement
  • SQLCODE status variable
  • SQLSTATE status variable
  • using the ORACA structure
  • using the ROLLBACK statement
  • using the SQLCA structure
  • using the SQLCODE status variable
  • using the SQLGLM function
  • using the SQLGLS function
  • using the WHENEVER statement
• error message
  • available in SQLCA
  • maximum length
  • using in error reporting
  • using the SQLGLM function
• error reporting
  • key components
  • using error messages
  • using status codes
  • using the parse error offset
  • using the rows-processed count
  • using warning flags
  • WHENEVER command
• ERRORS option
• exception, PL/SQL
• EXEC ORACLE DEFINE statement
• EXEC ORACLE ELSE statement
• EXEC ORACLE ENDIF statement
• EXEC ORACLE IFDEF statement
• EXEC ORACLE IFNDEF statement
• EXEC ORACLE statement
  • scope of
  • syntax for
  • uses for
  • using to enter options inline
• EXEC SQL clause
• EXEC TOOLS statement
  • GET
  • GET CONTEXT
  • MESSAGE
  • SET
  • SET CONTEXT
• executable SQL statement
• EXECUTE command [2]
  • examples [2]
• EXECUTE IMMEDIATE command
  • examples
• EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statement
  • AT clause
  • using in dynamic SQL Method 1
• EXECUTE statement, using in dynamic SQL Method 2
• execution plan
• EXPLAIN PLAN statement, using to improve performance
• explicit logon
  • multiple
  • single
• external datatype
  • CHAR
  • CHARF
  • CHARZ
  • DATE
  • DECIMAL
  • definition
  • description
  • DISPLAY
  • FLOAT
  • INTEGER
  • LONG
  • LONG RAW
  • LONG VARCHAR
  • LONG VARRAW
  • MLSLABEL
  • NUMBER
  • parameters
  • RAW
  • ROWID
  • STRING
  • UNSIGNED
  • VARCHAR
  • VARCHAR2
  • VARNUM
  • VARRAW

  F

• features, new
• FETCH command
  • examples
  • used after OPEN command
• FETCH statement [2] [3]
  • example
  • INTO clause
  • using in dynamic SQL Method 3
  • using the SQLERRD(3) field
• fetch, batch
• fetching, rows from cursors
• file extension
• FIPS option
• flag, warning
• FLOAT datatype
• FOR clause
  • example
  • of embedded SQL EXECUTE command
  • of embedded SQL INSERT command
  • restrictions
  • using with host arrays
• FOR UPDATE clause
• FOR UPDATE OF clause
• FORCE clause
  • of COMMIT command
  • of ROLLBACK command
• format mask
• FORMAT option
• forward reference
• full scan

  G

• GENXTB form, running
• GOTO action
• GOTO option, of WHENEVER command
• guidelines
  • datatype equivalencing
  • dynamic SQL
  • host variable
  • indicator variable
  • separate precompilation
  • transaction
  • user exit
  • WHENEVER statement

  H

• heap
• hint, optimizer
• hints
  • in DELETE statements
  • in SELECT statements
  • in UPDATE statements
• HOLD_CURSOR option
  • of ORACLE Precompilers
  • using to improve performance
  • what it affects
• host program
• host array
  • advantages
  • declaring
  • dimensioning
  • maximum size
  • referencing
  • restrictions [2] [3] [4]
  • using in dynamic SQL statements
  • using in the DELETE statement
  • using in the INSERT statement
  • using in the SELECT statement
  • using in the UPDATE statement
  • using in the WHERE clause
  • using the FOR clause
  • using to improve performance
  • when not allowed
• host language
• HOST option
• host variable
  • assigning a value
  • declaring
  • dummy
  • guidelines
  • input versus output
  • naming
  • overview
  • referencing
  • requirements
• host variables
  • host variable equivalencing
  • in EXECUTE command
  • in OPEN command
  • multi-byte character strings
• host variable
  • undeclared
  • using in EXEC TOOLS statements
  • using in PL/SQL
  • using in user exit
  • where allowed
• host-language datatype

  I

• IAF GET statement
  • example
  • specifying block and field names
  • using in user exit
• IAF PUT statement
  • example
  • specifying block and field names
  • using in user exit
• IAP
• identifiers, ORACLE, how to form
• implicit logon
  • multiple
  • single
• IN OUT parameter mode
• IN parameter mode
• in-doubt transaction
• INAME option
  • when a file extension is required
• INCLUDE file
• INCLUDE option
• INCLUDE statement
  • using to declare the ORACA
  • using to declare the SQLCA
• index, using to improve performance
• indicator array
• INDICATOR keyword
• indicator variable
  • association with host variable
  • declaring
  • guidelines
  • interpreting value
  • referencing
• indicator variables, used with multi-byte character strings
• indicator variable
  • using in PL/SQL
  • using to detect truncated values
  • using to handle nulls [2] [3]
  • using to test for nulls
• input host variable
  • restrictions
  • where allowed
• INSERT command
  • embedded SQL examples
• insert of no rows
  • cause of
• INSERT statement
  • column list
  • example
  • INTO clause
  • using host arrays
  • using the SQLERRD(3) field
  • VALUES clause
• inserting, rows into tables and views
• INTEGER datatype
• interface
  • native
  • XA
• internal datatype
  • CHAR
  • DATE
  • definition
  • descriptions
  • LONG
  • LONG RAW
  • MLSLABEL
  • NUMBER
  • RAW
  • ROWID
  • VARCHAR2
• INTO clause [2]
  • FETCH statement
  • INSERT statement
  • of FETCH command
  • of SELECT command
  • SELECT statement
• IRECLEN option

  J

• Julian date

  K

• keywords

  L

• language support
• LDA
• LEVEL pseudocolumn
• link, database
• linking
• LITDELIM option
  • purpose
• LNAME option
• location transparency
• LOCK TABLE statement
  • example
  • using the NOWAIT parameter
• locking [2]
  • explicit versus implicit
  • modes
  • overriding default
  • privileges needed
  • using the FOR UPDATE OF clause
  • using the LOCK TABLE statement
• lock, released by ROLLBACK statement
• logging on
• Logon Data Area (LDA)
• logon
  • automatic
  • concurrent
  • explicit
• LONG column, maximum width
• LONG datatype
  • compared with CHAR
  • external
  • internal
  • restrictions
  • where allowed
• LONG RAW column, maximum width
• LONG RAW datatype
  • compared with LONG
  • converting
  • external
  • internal
  • restrictions
• LONG VARCHAR datatype
• LONG VARRAW datatype
• LRECLEN option
• LTYPE option

  M

• MAXLITERAL option
• MAXOPENCURSORS option
  • using for separate precompilation
  • what it affects
• migration to Oracle7
  • handling character strings
  • handling nulls
  • handling truncated values
• MLSLABEL datatype
  • external
  • internal
• MODE option
  • effect on OPEN
• mode, parameter
• monitor, transaction processing
• multi-byte character sets
• MULTISUBPROG option

  N

• namespaces, reserved by Oracle
• naming conventions
  • cursor
  • default database
  • host variable
  • SQL*Forms user exit
• naming, of database objects
• national language support (NLS)
• native interface
• network
  • communicating over
  • protocols
  • reducing traffic
• NEXTVAL pseudocolumn
• nibble
• NIST, compliance
• NLS (national language support)
  • multi-byte character strings
• NLS parameter
  • NLS_CURRENCY
  • NLS_DATE_FORMAT
  • NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE
  • NLS_ISO_CURRENCY
  • NLS_LANG
  • NLS_LANGUAGE
  • NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS
  • NLS_SORT
  • NLS_TERRITORY
• NLS_LOCAL, precompiler option
• node, definition of
• NOT FOUND condition
  • of WHENEVER command
• notation
  • conventions
  • rules
• NOWAIT parameter
  • using in LOCK TABLE statement
• null-terminated string
• null
  • definition
  • detecting
  • hardcoding
  • inserting
  • restrictions
  • retrieving
  • testing for
• NUMBER datatype
  • external
  • internal

  O

• OCI
  • declaring LDA
  • embedding calls
• ONAME option
• OPEN command
  • examples
• OPEN statement
  • example
  • using in dynamic SQL Method 3
• OPEN-FOR statement [2]
• OPEN_CURSORS parameter
• opening, cursors
• optimizer hint
• options, precompiler
• ORACA
• ORACA option
• ORACABC field
• ORACA
  • declaring
  • enabling
  • example
  • fields
  • gathering cursor cache statistics
• ORACAID field
• ORACA
  • ORACABC field
  • ORACAID field
  • ORACCHF flag
  • ORACOC field
  • ORADBGF flag
  • ORAHCHF flag
  • ORAHOC field
  • ORAMOC field
  • ORANEX field
  • ORANOR field
  • ORANPR field
  • ORASFNMC field
  • ORASFNML field
  • ORASLNR field
  • ORASTXTC field
  • ORASTXTF flag
  • ORASTXTL field
  • using more than one
• ORACCHF flag
• Oracle Call Interface
• ORACLE Communications Area
• Oracle datatypes
• Oracle Forms, using EXEC TOOLS statements
• ORACLE identifiers, how to form
• Oracle keywords
• Oracle namespaces
• Oracle Open Gateway, using ROWID datatype
• Oracle Precompilers
  • advantages
  • function
  • language support
  • new features
  • NLS support
  • running
  • using PL/SQL
  • using with OCI
• Oracle reserved words
• Oracle Toolset
• ORACOC field
• ORADBGF flag
• ORAHCHF flag
• ORAHOC field
• ORAMOC field
• ORANEX field
• ORANOR field
• ORANPR field
• ORASFNMC field
• ORASFNML field
• ORASLNR field
• ORASTXTC field
• ORASTXTF flag
• ORASTXTL field
• ORECLEN option
• OUT parameter mode
• output host variable [2]

  P

• PAGELEN option
• parameter mode
• parent cursor
• parse
• parse error offset
  • interpreting
  • using in error reporting
• parsing dynamic statements, PREPARE command
• password
  • defining
  • prompting for
• performance
  • improving
  • reasons for poor
• PL/SQL
• PL/SQL blocks, embedded in Oracle7 precompiler programs
• PL/SQL reserved words
• PL/SQL table
  • supported datatype conversions
• PL/SQL
  • advantages
  • and the SQLCA
  • cursor FOR loop
  • exception
  • integration with server
  • package
  • relationship with SQL
  • subprogram
  • user-defined record
• placeholder, duplicate [2]
  • naming
  • using in dynamic SQL statements
• plan, execution
• precision
• precompilation [2]
• precompilation unit
• precompilation
  • conditional
  • separate
• precompiler
• precompiler command
  • optional arguments of
  • required arguments
• precompiler directives, EXEC SQL DECLARE DATABASE
• precompiler options
  • abbreviating name
  • ASACC
  • ASSUME_SQLCODE
  • AUTO_CONNECT [2]
  • COMMON_NAME
  • CONFIG [2]
  • DBMS
  • DEFINE
  • displaying [2]
  • entering from a configuration file
  • entering inline
  • entering on the command line
  • ERRORS
  • FIPS
  • FORMAT
  • HOLD_CURSOR
  • HOST
  • INAME
  • INCLUDE
  • IRECLEN
  • LITDELIM [2]
  • LNAME
  • LRECLEN
  • LTYPE
  • MAXLITERAL
  • MAXOPENCURSORS
  • MODE
  • MULTISUBPROG
  • NLS_LOCAL
  • ONAME
  • ORACA
  • ORECLEN
  • PAGELEN
  • RELEASE_CURSOR
  • respecifying
  • scope of [2]
  • SELECT_ERROR
  • specifying [2]
  • SQLCHECK
  • syntax for
  • UNSAFE_NULL [2]
  • USERID
  • VARCHAR
  • XREF
• PREPARE command
  • examples
• PREPARE statement
  • effect on data definition statements
  • using in dynamic SQL [2]
• private SQL area
  • association with cursors
  • opening
  • purpose
• Program Global Area (PGA)
• program termination
• programming language support
• pseudocode conventions
• pseudocolumn
  • CURRVAL
  • LEVEL
  • NEXTVAL
  • ROWID
  • ROWNUM
• pseudotype, VARCHAR

  Q

• query
  • association with cursor
  • multirow
  • single-row versus multirow

  R

• RAW column, maximum width
• RAW datatype
  • compared with CHAR
  • converting
  • external
  • internal
  • restrictions
• RAWTOHEX function
• read consistency
• READ ONLY parameter, using in SET TRANSACTION
• read-only transaction
  • ending
  • example
• record, user-defined
• reference
  • host array
  • host variable
  • indicator variable
• RELEASE option [2]
  • COMMIT statement
  • omitting
  • restrictions
  • ROLLBACK statement
• RELEASE_CURSOR option
  • of ORACLE Precompilers
  • using to improve performance
  • what it affects
• remote database, declaration of
• reserved words
  • PL/SQL
• resource manager
• restrictions
  • AT clause
  • CURRENT OF clause
  • cursor declaration
  • FOR clause
  • host array [2] [3] [4]
  • input host variable
  • LONG datatype
  • LONG RAW datatype
  • RAW datatype
  • RELEASE option
  • separate precompilation
  • SET TRANSACTION statement
  • SQLCHECK option
  • SQLGLS function
  • TO SAVEPOINT clause
• retrieving rows from a table, embedded SQL
• return code
• roll back
  • to a savepoint
  • to the same savepoint multiple times
• ROLLBACK command
  • ending a transaction
  • examples
• rollback segment
• ROLLBACK statement [2]
  • effects
  • example
  • RELEASE option
  • TO SAVEPOINT clause
  • using in a PL/SQL block
  • using in error-handling routines
  • where to place
• rollback
  • automatic
  • purpose
  • statement-level
• rolling back, transactions
• row lock
  • acquiring with FOR UPDATE OF
  • using to improve performance
  • when acquired
  • when released
• ROWID datatype
  • external
  • internal
• ROWID pseudocolumn
  • using to mimic CURRENT OF [2]
• ROWLABEL column
• ROWNUM pseudocolumn
• rows-processed count
  • using in error reporting
• rows
  • fetching from cursors
  • inserting into tables and views
  • updating

  S

• sample database table
  • DEPT table
  • EMP table
• savepoint
• SAVEPOINT command
  • examples
• SAVEPOINT statement
  • example
• SAVEPOINTS parameter
• savepoints, creating
• savepoint, when erased
• scale
  • definition of
  • using SQLPRC to extract
  • when negative
• scope
  • of DECLARE STATEMENT command
  • of precompiler options [2]
  • of the EXEC ORACLE statement
  • WHENEVER statement
• search condition
  • using in the WHERE clause
• SELECT command
  • embedded SQL examples
• select descriptor, information in
• select list
• SELECT statement
  • available clauses
  • example
  • INTO clause
  • using host arrays
  • using the SQLERRD(3) field
• SELECT_ERROR option [2]
• semantic checking
  • enabling
  • using the SQLCHECK option
• separate precompilation
  • guidelines
  • restrictions
• session
• sessions, beginning
• SET clause
  • using a subquery
• SET TRANSACTION statement
  • example
  • READ ONLY parameter
  • restrictions
• snapshot
• SQL codes, returned by SQLGLS function
• SQL Communications Area [2]
• SQL Descriptor Area
• SQL standards conformance
• SQL statement
  • controlling transactions
  • executable versus declarative
  • optimizing to improve performance
  • static versus dynamic
  • using to control a cursor [2]
  • using to manipulate Oracle data
• SQL*Connect, using ROWID datatype
• SQL*Forms
  • Display Error screen
  • IAP constants
  • returning values to
  • Reverse Return Code switch
  • user exit
• SQL*Net
  • concurrent logons
  • connecting using Version 2
  • connection syntax
  • function of
  • using to connect to Oracle
• SQL*Plus
• SQL92
  • conformance
  • deprecated feature
  • minimum requirement
• SQL_CURSOR
• SQLCA
• SQLCABC field
• SQLCA
  • components set for a PL/SQL block
  • declaring
  • explicit versus implicit checking
  • fields
• SQLCAID field
• SQLCA
  • interaction with Oracle
  • overview
  • restrictions on
  • SQLCABC field
  • SQLCAID field
  • SQLCODE field
  • SQLERRD(3) field
  • SQLERRD(5) field
  • SQLERRMC field
  • SQLERRML field
  • SQLWARN(2) flag
  • SQLWARN(4) flag
  • SQLWARN(5) flag
  • using in separate precompilations
  • using more than one
  • using with SQL*Net
• SQLCHECK option
  • restrictions
  • using the DECLARE TABLE statement
  • using to check syntax/semantics
• SQLCODE field [2]
  • interpreting its value
• SQLCODE status variable
• SQLCODE variable, interpreting values of
• SQLDA [2]
  • bind versus select
  • information stored in
• SQLERRD(3) field [2]
  • purpose
  • using with batch fetch
  • using with the FETCH statement
• SQLERRD(5) field [2]
• SQLERRMC field
• SQLERRML field
• SQLERROR condition
• SQLERROR, WHENEVER command condition
• SQLFC parameter
• SQLGLM function
  • example
• SQLGLS function
  • parameters
  • restrictions
  • SQL codes returned by
  • syntax
  • using to obtain SQL text
• SQLIEM function
  • replacement for
  • using in user exit
• SQLLDA routine
• SQLSTATE status variable [2]
  • class code
  • coding scheme
  • declaring
  • interpreting values
  • predefined classes
  • predefined status codes and conditions
  • subclass code
• SQLSTM parameter
• SQL, summary of commands
• SQLWARN(2) flag
• SQLWARN(4) flag
• SQLWARN(5) flag
• SQLWARNING condition
• SQLWARNING, WHENEVER command condition
• statement-level rollback
  • breaking deadlocks
• status code
• STMLEN parameter
• STOP action
• STOP option, of WHENEVER command
• stored subprogram
  • calling
  • creating
  • packaged versus standalone
  • stored versus inline
  • using to improve performance
• STRING datatype
• string-comparison semantics
• subprogram, PL/SQL [2]
• subquery
  • example [2]
  • using in the SET clause
  • using in the VALUES clause
• syntactic checking
• syntax diagram
  • description of
  • how to read
  • how to use
  • symbols used in
• syntax, embedded SQL
• SYSDATE function
• system failure, effect on transactions
• System Global Area (SGA)

  T

• table lock
  • acquiring with LOCK TABLE
  • exclusive
  • row share
  • when released
• tables
  • inserting rows into
  • updating rows in
• TO clause, of ROLLBACK command
• TO SAVEPOINT clause
  • restrictions
  • using in ROLLBACK statement
• trace facility, using to improve performance
• transaction
• transaction processing
  • overview
  • statements used
• transaction, read-only
• transaction, contents [2]
  • guidelines
  • how to begin
  • how to end
  • in-doubt
  • making permanent
• transactions
  • committing
  • distributed
  • rolling back [2]
• transaction
  • subdividing with savepoints
  • undoing
  • undoing parts of
  • when rolled back automatically [2]
• truncated value
  • detecting
• truncation error, when generated
• tuning, performance
• TYPE statement, using the CHARF datatype specifier

  U

• UID function
• unconditional delete
• under brace
• undo a transaction
• UNSAFE_NULL option [2]
• UNSIGNED datatype
• update cascade
• UPDATE command
  • embedded SQL examples
• UPDATE statement
  • example
  • SET clause
  • using host arrays
  • using the SQLERRD(3) field
• updating, rows in tables and views
• user exit
  • calling from a SQL*Forms trigger
  • common uses
  • example
  • guidelines
  • linking into IAP
  • meaning of codes returned by
  • naming
  • passing parameters
  • requirements for variables
  • running the GENXTB form
  • statements allowed in
  • steps in developing
  • using EXEC IAF statements
  • using EXEC TOOLS statements
  • using the WHENEVER statement
• USER function
• user session
• user-defined datatype
• user-defined record
• USERID option
  • using with the SQLCHECK option
• username
  • defining
  • prompting for
• USING clause
  • CONNECT statement
  • of FETCH command
  • of OPEN command [2]
  • using in the EXECUTE statement
  • using indicator variables
• using dbstring, SQL*Net database id specification

  V

• VALUES clause
  • INSERT statement
  • of embedded SQL INSERT command
  • of INSERT command
  • using a subquery
• VAR command
  • examples
• VAR statement
  • parameters
  • using the CHARF datatype specifier
• VARCHAR datatype
• VARCHAR pseudotype
  • maximum length
  • using with PL/SQL
• VARCHAR2 column, maximum width
• VARCHAR2 datatype
  • external
  • internal
• VARCHAR, precompiler option
• variable
• VARNUM datatype
  • example of output value
• VARRAW datatype
• views
  • inserting rows into
  • updating rows in

  W

• warning flag
• WHENEVER command
  • examples
• WHENEVER statement
  • CONTINUE action
  • DO action
  • GOTO action
  • guidelines
  • handling end-of-data conditions
  • maintaining addressability
  • NOT FOUND condition
  • overview
  • scope
  • SQLERROR condition
  • SQLWARNING condition
  • STOP action
  • using to check SQLCA automatically
  • where to place
• WHERE clause
  • DELETE statement
  • of DELETE command
  • of UPDATE command
  • search condition
  • SELECT statement
  • UPDATE statement
  • using host arrays
• WHERE CURRENT OF clause
• WORK option
  • of ROLLBACK command
  • of COMMIT command

  X

• X/Open application
• XA interface
• XREF option

  Y

  Z