Home
SQL programmingYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of the SQL language to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
Guide to SQL: SyntaxThe HCL OneDB™ Guide to SQL: Syntax describes the syntax of the statements, data types, expressions, operators, and built-in functions of the HCL OneDB™ dialect of the SQL language.
SQL statementsThis chapter describes the syntax and semantics of SQL statements that are recognized by HCL OneDB™.
OUTPUT statementUse the OUTPUT statement to send the results of a query to an operating-system file or to a program.

OUTPUT statement

Use the OUTPUT statement to send the results of a query to an operating-system file or to a program.

Syntax

Notes:

¹ See SELECT statement


Element	Description	Restrictions	Syntax
filename	Path and filename where query results are written. The default path is the current directory.	Can specify a new or existing file. If the file exists, query results overwrite the current contents of the file.	Must conform to the rules of your operating system.
program	Name of a program to receive the query results as input	Program must exist, must be known to the operating system, and must be able to read the results of a query.	Must conform to the rules of your operating system.

Usage

The OUTPUT statement writes query results in an operating-system file, or pipes query results to another program. You can optionally specify whether column headings are omitted from the query output. This statement is an extension to the ANSI/ISO standard for SQL. You can use this statement only with DB-Access.