EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
Name
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE -- dynamically prepare and execute a statement
Synopsis
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE string
Description
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE immediately prepares and executes a dynamically specified SQL statement, without retrieving result rows.
Parameters
- string
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A literal C string or a host variable containing the SQL statement to be executed.
Examples
Here is an example that executes an INSERT statement using EXECUTE IMMEDIATE and a host variable named command:
sprintf(command, "INSERT INTO test (name, amount, letter) VALUES ('db: ''r1''', 1, 'f')");
EXEC SQL EXECUTE IMMEDIATE :command;
Compatibility
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE is specified in the SQL standard.