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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Executing SQL Commands</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3152801"><bookmark_value>SQL; executing commands</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>queries;creating in SQL view</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>commands;SQL</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152801" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="67"><variable id="data_enter_sql"><link href="text/shared/guide/data_enter_sql.xhp" name="Executing SQL Commands">Executing SQL Commands</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147008" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="68">With the help of SQL commands you can control the database directly, and can also create and edit tables and queries.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3153562" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="72">Not all database types support all SQL instructions. If necessary, find out which SQL commands are supported by your database system.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id9577929" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">To execute an SQL statement directly</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7923825" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>File - Open</emph> to open a database file.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9448530" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Tools - SQL</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151176" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="91">Click the <emph>Create Query in SQL View</emph> icon 
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	</image> or</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145786" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="92">Select an existing query from the list and click the <emph>Edit</emph> icon 
<image id="img_id3156212" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_dbqueryedit.png" width="5.64mm" height="5.64mm"><alt id="alt_id3156212" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt>
	</image>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3083443" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="94">In the <emph>Query</emph> window, choose <emph>View - Switch Design View On/Off</emph>. Edit the SQL command.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152460" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="96">Click the <emph>Run</emph> icon 
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	</image>. The result of the query is displayed in the upper window.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149298" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="98">Click the <emph>Save</emph> or <emph>Save As</emph> icon 
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	</image> to save the query.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153223" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="105"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/02010100.xhp" name="Query Design">Query Design</link></paragraph>
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