Getting Started with IBM Data Studio for DB2

Chapter 5 – Creating SQL and XQuery scripts 169
Figure 5.14 – SQL and XQuery editor for Script1.sql
Figure 5.14 shows the empty script in the editor. At the top of the editor is the editor
toolbar, which displays the database connection information. In this case, Connection:
localhost – DB2 – GSDB. You can show or hide the detailed database connection
information in the editor toolbar by clicking the control arrow next to the connection, as
shown in Figure 5.15.
Figure 5.15 – Reviewing the database connection information
You can use the command pane, found below the editor toolbar, to control the
configuration, validation, special registers, and performance metrics preferences for your
scripts. You can show or hide this pane. We will discuss these tabs in depth in the next
sections of this chapter.
5.2 Changing the database connection
As we saw in the last section, the editor toolbar shows information about the current
connection to the associated database. When you are developing your SQL script, the
database connection determines the information that is available in content assist, and the
vendor and version of the database determines the syntax validation of your SQL
statements. The database connection also might affect the results when you run the SQL
script. You can change the database that the script is connected to by clicking the Select
button on the Configuration tab, as shown in Figure 5.16.