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ISQL Statements

3.7.13HOST or SH or !

Syntax

{ HOST SH ! } [host_command];

Description

The HOST statement executes a host operating system command without terminating the cur- rent ISQL session.

Arguments

HOST SH !

Synonyms for directing ISQL to execute an operating system command.

host_command

The operating system command to execute. If host_command is not specified, ISQL spawns a subshell from which you can issue multiple operating system commands. Use the exit com- mand to return to the ISQL> prompt.

Example

Consider a file in the local directory named query.sql. It contains a complex query that joins several tables in a sample database. From within ISQL You can display the contents of the file with the ISQL ! (shell) statement:

ISQL> -- Check the syntax for the UNIX 'more' command:

ISQL> host more

Usage: more [-dfln] [+linenum +/pattern] name1 name2 ...

ISQL> --	Use 'more' to display the query.sql script file:
ISQL> ! more query.sql
SELECT customers.customer_name,
	orders.order_info,
	orders.order_state,
	lot_staging.lot_location,
FROM	lot_staging.start_date
FROM	customers,
	orders,
	lots,
	lot_staging
WHERE( customers.customer_id = orders.customer_id ) and
	( lots.lot_id = lot_staging.lot_id ) and
	( orders.order_id = lots.order_id ) and
	( ( customers.customer_name = 'Ship Shapers Inc.' ) AND
	( lot_staging.start_date is not NULL ) AND
ISQL> --	( lot_staging.end_date is NULL ) )	;
ISQL> --	Spawn a subshell process to issue multiple OS commands:
ISQL> sh

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