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Figure 6-24 The generated SQL statement
14.Click Parse to make sure the statement is syntactically correct.
Note: Testing the SQL: In our sample, we have not populated the database
with data, but if you are using a database that contains data you could test
your SQL statement by doing the following:
1. Click Execute. A new panel will appear.
2. Click Execute on this panel.
3. A window will pop up asking for a value for the host variable; for
example, our search would require the user to enter a description to
search on. We would enter something like ‘%Fleetwood%’ (including
the single quotes). The case of the argument must match the case
found in the database. The % signs allow you to search for any
character String containing Fleetwood. The long description for each
item would be searched for that character String and the results
returned.
In “Update the search argument” on page 193, we will show you how to
modify the code generated by the wizard so that the user does not have to
enter the % marks or be concerned about case to get a match.
4. Click Next. On the Runtime connection page we determine the type of
database connection code to generate. We have two choices. Using a data
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