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Better alternative: Internal function ATAN() Description: Returns the arc tangent of the argument. Result type: DOUBLE PRECISION Syntax: atan (number) Declaration: External functions (UDFs) DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION atan DOUBLE PRECISION RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION BY VALUE ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_atan' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf' Library: ib_udf Added in: IB Better alternative: Internal function ATAN2() atan2 Description: Returns the angle whose sine-to-cosine ratio is given by the two arguments, and whose sine and cosine signs correspond to the signs of the arguments. This allows results across the entire circle, including the angles -#/2 and #/2. Result type: DOUBLE PRECISION Syntax: atan2 (num1, num2) Declaration: DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION atan2 DOUBLE PRECISION, DOUBLE PRECISION RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION BY VALUE ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_atan2' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf' Library: ib_udf Added in: IB bin_and 171
Better alternative: Internal function BIN_AND() External functions (UDFs) Description: Returns the bitwise AND result of the arguments. Result type: INTEGER Syntax: bin_and (num1, num2) Declaration: DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION bin_and INTEGER, INTEGER RETURNS INTEGER BY VALUE ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_bin_and' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf' Library: ib_udf Added in: IB Better alternative: Internal function BIN_OR() bin_or Description: Returns the bitwise OR result of the arguments. Result type: INTEGER Syntax: bin_or (num1, num2) Declaration: DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION bin_or INTEGER, INTEGER RETURNS INTEGER BY VALUE ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_bin_or' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf' Library: ib_udf Added in: IB Better alternative: Internal function BIN_XOR() bin_xor 172
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction .
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Chapter 1 Introduction Subject matt
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Chapter 2 Reserved words and keywor
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LOCK LOG LOG10 LPAD MATCHED MATCHIN
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Chapter 3 Available in: DSQL, PSQL
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Example: select name, age, case upp
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Data types and subtypes • Partial
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Added in: 1.0, 1.5, 1.5.1, 2.0, 2.1
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Chapter 5 DDL statements The statem
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DIFFERENCE FILE parameter Added in:
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CREATE DOMAIN Available in: DSQL, E
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Example: DDL statements create exce
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Syntax: Example: ALTER EXTERNAL FUN
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DDL statements -- the following que
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DDL statements PROCEDURE A stored p
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DDL statements Description: Firebir
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DDL statements NOT NULL in variable
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CREATE GENERATOR Available in: DSQL
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Better alternative: DROP SEQUENCE D
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) DDL statements lastname varchar(2
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USING INDEX subclause Available in:
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ALTER COLUMN: SET DEFAULT Available
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UNIQUE constraints now allow NULLs
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Example: DDL statements create trig
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Multi-action triggers Added in: 1.5
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NOT NULL in variable declarations C
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DDL statements Restriction on recre
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DDL statements got a chance to put
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ORDER BY Available in: DSQL, PSQL A
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DML statements ROWS can also be use
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DML statements COLLATE in variable
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The same call in ESQL (with obligat
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DML statements Description: A SELEC
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DML statements Aggregate functions
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Syntax: Example: Notes: ::= DML
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DML statements select d.dept_no, d.
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DML statements FIRST and SKIP are b
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DML statements select strlen(lastna
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DML statements Description: A natur
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DML statements • Only non-negativ
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Example: DML statements plan (MyTab
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UNIONs in subqueries Changed in: 2.
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Restrictions DML statements • The
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DML statements Description: Limits
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Chapter 7 Available in: DSQL Added
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Transaction control statements If t
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Transaction control statements •
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Chapter 8 PSQL statements PSQL - Pr
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PSQL statements • If sql_datatype
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Warning PSQL statements If you chan
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PSQL statements exception ex_bad_ty
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PSQL statements as declare variable
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Examples: PSQL statements thoroughl
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leave; end end c = 0; PSQL statemen
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Chapter 9 Available in: DSQL, PSQL
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Changed in: 2.0 Context variables D
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Context variables its execution was
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Context variables Description: OLD
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Chapter 10 Changed in: 2.0 Operator
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UNION as subselect Changed in: 2.0
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