November 2004
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
11h 49m
English
book
DB2® SQL PL: Essential Guide for DB2® UDB on Linux™, UNIX®, Windows®, i5/OS™, and z/OS®, Second Edition
by Zamil Janmohamed, Clara Liu, Drew Bradstock, Raul Chong, Michael Gao, Fraser McArthur, Paul Yip
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Chapter 7. Working with Dynamic SQL
In this chapter, you will learn
The two phases of processing an SQL statement
The difference between dynamic SQL and static SQL
When and how to use dynamic SQL with the
EXECUTE IMMEDIATEstatementWhen and how to use dynamic SQL with
PREPAREandEXECUTEThe use of dynamic SQL in cursors
How to use dynamic
CALLstatementsThe use of dynamic SQL for DDL
How to use the escape character in dynamic SQL
How to use the package cache
Dynamic SQL is a method of SQL programming that allows you to write robust and flexible code. So far, only static SQL has been used in our SQL procedures, and the distinction between dynamic SQL and static SQL has not been made. At this stage, you may not even know that SQL can be classified as static ...
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