- ODBC SQL Support
- ODBC Name qualification
- ODBC SQL functions
- ODBC Using escape clauses
- ODBC Transaction management statements
- ODBC Using CONNECT, DISCONNECT, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK
- ODBC Performance and locking
- ODBC Non-cursor statements
- ODBC DELETE, INSERT, and UPDATE
- ODBC SELECT
- ODBC Cursor statements
- ODBC Retrieval using cursors
- ODBC FETCH NEXT
- ODBC FETCH FIRST, FETCH PRIOR, and FETCH LAST
- ODBC Update
- ODBC Database stored procedures
- ODBC Retrieval
- ODBC DECLARE and EXECUTE
- ODBC DECLARE and EXECUTE with PBNewSPInvocation
- ODBC FETCH
- ODBC CLOSE
- ODBC EXECUTE
- ODBC Using database stored procedures in DataWindow objects
About this chapter
When you create scripts for a PowerBuilder application, you can use embedded SQL statements in the script to perform operations on the database. The features supported when you use embedded SQL depend on the DBMS to which your application connects.
Overview
When you use the ODBC interface to connect to a backend database, you can use embedded SQL in your scripts.
You can embed the following types of SQL statements in scripts and user-defined functions if the ODBC driver you are using and the backend DBMS you are accessing supports this functionality. (Not all backend databases support cursor statements and database stored procedures.)
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Transaction management statements
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Non-cursor statements
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Cursor statements
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Database stored procedures
ODBC API
The ODBC interface uses the ODBC application programming interface (API) to interact with the backend database.
When you use embedded SQL, PowerBuilder makes the required calls to the backend database. Therefore, you do not need to know anything about the ODBC API to use embedded SQL with PowerBuilder.
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