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Appendix A: SQL Syntax SummaryThis section contains the following topics:Dynamic Names in Syntax (see page 483)SQL Syntax Summary (see page 484)OpenSQL Syntax Summary (see page 487)Distributed Ingres Syntax Summary (see page 487)This appendix contains syntax summaries of SQL statements that have notbeen described in previous chapters. You can include these statements in yourOpenROAD scripts.A syntax summary is included in this appendix for:• Standard SQL• OpenSQL and the Distributed Ingres extensions.If you are accessing databases through Ingres Enterprise Access, refer to thesyntax in OpenSQL Syntax Summary (see page 487). Distributed IngresSyntax Summary (see page 487) contains the syntax for Ingres DistributedOption architecture.Dynamic Names in SyntaxSome of the parameters for these additional SQL statements can be dynamicnames. In this appendix, dynamic names are shown underlined. They canbe one of the following:• A variable whose value is supplied at runtime.Variables are shown in italics in the syntax.• A keyword that is specified at runtime.Keywords are shown in bold in the syntax.To specify a keyword as a dynamic name, use a string variable assignedwith the exact spelling of the keyword.In the syntax, each item underlined is specified as a separate dynamic name.For alternative choices (separated by "|"), only one of the dynamic name itemscan be specified.SQL Syntax Summary 483