Statement

Type or paste an SQL statement into the Statement field. If the Statement field already contains an SQL statement, you can edit it (even if the SQL statement was created using the SQL Wizard).

The AME does not check the format of the SQL statement for validity. If the format is invalid, a run time error occurs when the macro runtime processes the SQLQuery action.

You can spread the SQL statement over several lines or write it all on one line. SQL statement written on several lines and Same SQL statement written on one line show the same SQL statement written over several lines and written as one line. Either way is correct.

Figure 1. SQL statement written on several lines

SELECT
   *
FROM
   SQLTEST.EX01
WHERE
   (
      ( SQLTEST.EX01.DESCRIPT is not null )
   )

Figure 2. Same SQL statement written on one line

SELECT * FROM SQLTEST.EX01 WHERE((SQLTEST.EX01.DESCRIPT is not null))

Remember that if you are using the advanced macro format you must enclose the SQL statement in single quotes and follow the rules for special characters. Below, SQL statement written for the basic macro format and Same SQL statement written for the advanced macro format show the same SQL statement written for the basic macro format and for the advanced macro format:

Figure 3. SQL statement written for the basic macro format

select * from hodtest.ex01 where
      ((hodtest.ex01.descript='Edit Products'))

Figure 4. Same SQL statement written for the advanced macro format

'select * from hodtest.ex01 where
      ((hodtest.ex01.descript=\'Edit Products\'))'

You can use either upper case or lower case for reserved words (such as select) and database names and fields (such as hodtest.ex01.descript), but you must use exact case for matching strings (such as

'Edit
Products'

). Thus the two SQL statements in Example of equivalent upper case and lower case are equivalent:

Figure 5. Example of equivalent upper case and lower case

select * from hodtest.ex01 where
      ((hodtest.ex01.descript='Edit Products'))
SELECT * FROM HODTEST.EX01 WHERE
      ((HODTEST.EX01.DESCRIPT='Edit Products'))