Execute SQL script step

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Execute SQL script step

Format


Execute SQL [No Dialog; ODBC: <datasource name>; <native SQL
or calculated SQL>]

Options

Perform without dialog prevents the Specify SQL dialog box, the Select ODBC Data Source dialog box, and the Password dialog box from displaying when the script step executes.

Click Specify to display the Specify SQL dialog box, where you can set the following options.

Specify displays the Select ODBC Data Source dialog box. Select a data source from the list, click OK, and enter a valid user name and password.

Note Select Save user name and password if you selected Perform without dialog, or users may be unable to access your data source.

Calculated SQL text lets you create a calculation to use as the SQL query.

SQL text lets you manually enter a SQL query statement.

Web compatibility

This script step is not web-compatible.

Description

Executes any SQL statement. You can use this script step to manage data in a foreign data source through an ODBC SQL interface. This provides more control over the FileMaker Pro interaction with ODBC data sources. You can add multiple Execute SQL steps to a script.

Important See Get functions for information about error handling.

Get(LastODBCError) function returns the latest error state returned by ODBC.

Get(LastError) function returns the last FileMaker Pro error.

Examples

The following example of a manual SQL statement entry executes once each time you run the Execute SQL script step.


INSERT INTO Employees (EmployeeID, FirstName, LastName, Title,
WorkPhone, Salary) VALUES (100, 'Joe', 'Smith', 'Software
Engineer', '987-7000', 100000)


UPDATE Employees SET Title = 'Manager' WHERE EmployeeID = 103
DELETE FROM Employees WHERE EmployeeID = 103

The following example of a field-based SQL statement shows a calculation field that concatenates text with a field that can be used to insert or update a number of records in the found set.


"INSERT INTO Employees (EmpID, LastName) Values (" & EmpID & ","
& "'" & Last Name & )"

With EmpID of 103 and Lastname of "Smith" the calculation of the field above is translated to:


INSERT INTO Employees (EmpID, LastName) Values (103,'Smith')

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