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  39          <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Executing SQL Commands</title>
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  44 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3152801"><bookmark_value>SQL; executing SQL commands</bookmark_value>
  45       <bookmark_value>queries;creating in SQL view</bookmark_value>
  46       <bookmark_value>commands;SQL</bookmark_value>
  47       <bookmark_value>executing SQL commands</bookmark_value>
  48 </bookmark><comment>mw changed "SQL;executing commands"</comment><comment>mw made "executing;" a one level entry</comment>
  49 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3152801" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
  50                  oldref="67"><variable id="data_enter_sql"><link href="text/shared/guide/data_enter_sql.xhp" name="Executing SQL Commands">Executing SQL Commands</link>
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  52       <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147008" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="68">With the help of SQL commands you can control the database directly, and can also create and edit tables and queries.</paragraph>
  53       <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153562" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="72">Not all database types support all SQL instructions. If necessary, find out which SQL commands are supported by your database system.</paragraph>
  54       <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id9577929" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To execute an SQL statement directly</paragraph>
  55       <list type="ordered">
  56          <listitem>
  57             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7923825" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>File - Open</emph> to open a database file.</paragraph>
  58          </listitem>
  59          <listitem>
  60             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9448530" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Tools - SQL</emph>.</paragraph>
  61          </listitem>
  62          <listitem>
  63             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151176" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="91">Click the <emph>Create Query in SQL View</emph> icon
  64 <image id="img_id3154071" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_dbnewquerysql.png" width="0.1862in" height="0.1862in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3154071">Icon</alt>
  65         </image> or</paragraph>
  66             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145786" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="92">Select an existing query from the list and click the <emph>Edit</emph> icon
  67 <image id="img_id3156212" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_dbqueryedit.png" width="0.2228in" height="0.2228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3156212">Icon</alt>
  68         </image>.</paragraph>
  69          </listitem>
  70          <listitem>
  71             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3083443" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="94">In the <emph>Query</emph> window, choose <emph>View - Switch Design View On/Off</emph>. Edit the SQL command.</paragraph>
  72          </listitem>
  73          <listitem>
  74             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152460" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="96">Click the <emph>Run</emph> icon
  75 <image id="img_id3152886" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_sbanativesql.png" width="0.2228in" height="0.2228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3152886">Icon</alt>
  76         </image>. The result of the query is displayed in the upper window.</paragraph>
  77          </listitem>
  78          <listitem>
  79             <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149298" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="98">Click the <emph>Save</emph> or <emph>Save As</emph> icon
  80 <image id="img_id3153159" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_save.png" width="0.2228in" height="0.2228in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3153159">Icon</alt>
  81         </image> to save the query.</paragraph>
  82          </listitem>
  83       </list>
  84       <section id="relatedtopics">
  85          <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153223" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="105"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/02010100.xhp" name="Query Design">Query Design</link></paragraph>
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