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PAGE	Causes a break at the end of each page. The end of a page is specified
	in the SET PAGESIZE statement. See Section 3.7.18 "SET" on page 3-
	34 for details on the SET statement.
REPORT	Causes a break at the end of a report or query.

SKIP n

The optional SKIP clause can be used to skip the specified number of lines when the specified break occurs and before processing of any associated DISPLAY statements.

Examples

The following examples illustrate how various break settings and corresponding DISPLAY statements affect the display of the same query.

ISQL> break

no break specified

ISQL> select customer_name from customers; -- Default display

CUSTOMER_NAME

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Sports Cars Inc. Mighty Bulldozer Inc. Ship Shapers Inc.

Tower Construction Inc. Chemical Construction Inc. Aerospace Enterprises Inc. Medical Enterprises Inc. Rail Builders Inc.

Luxury Cars Inc. Office Furniture Inc. 10 records selected

ISQL> -- Set DISPLAY values for different breaks:

ISQL> display "Break on change in value of customer_name!" on customer_name; ISQL> display "Break on every row!" on row;

ISQL> display "Break on page (page size set to 2 lines)" on page; ISQL> display "Break on end of report!" on report;

ISQL> set pagesize 2

ISQL> break on customer_name

ISQL> select customer_name from customers;

CUSTOMER_NAME

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Sports Cars Inc.

Break on change in value of customer_name! Mighty Bulldozer Inc.

Break on change in value of customer_name! Ship Shapers Inc.

Break on change in value of customer_name!

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ISQL> break on row

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Isql and Tools Reference Guide For use with c-treeSQL ServerPage Table of Contents Data Load Utility dbload Tutorial Source Code Iii FairCom Corporation Syntax Diagram Conventions Documentation OverviewPurpose of this Manual Audience Related Documentation Isql and Tools Introduction Overview Isql and Tools FairCom Corporation Quick Tour Introductory TutorialInit Isql Define ManageIsql Create Table Custmast Isql Commit Work Custmast Complete Introductory Tutorial Code DoneQuick Tour Relational Model and Indexing Tutorial ISQLTutorial2.sql Quick Tour Values Insert Into Insert IntoValues Commit Work QTY Price Complete Relational Model and Indexing Tutorial Source Code Locking Tutorial ISQLTutorial3.sql @ISQL @iSQLTutorial3.sql Isql Delete from Custmast Complete Locking Tutorial Source Code Transaction Processing Tutorial ISQLTutorial4.sql Transaction Rollback Work Complete Transaction Processing Tutorial Source Code Isql Statements Starting Interactive SQLSyntax Arguments Password Statement History SupportUsername Connectstring Formatting Output of Isql Queries Isql StatementsIsql Statements for Statement History Support Statement Summary Isql Statements for Query Formatting Summary Display Example 3-1 Unformatted Query Display from Isql Customername Customercity Orderid Ordervalue Formatting Column Display with the Column Statement Example 3-2 Controlling Display Width of Character Columns Ordervalue Example 3-3 Customizing Format of Numeric Column DisplaysCustomername Customercity Example 3-4 Specifying Column Breaks and Values with Display Numorders Customername Example 3-6 Specifying a Query Header and Footer with Title Help and Table Statements Transaction Support Isql Reference 1 @ Execute SyntaxDescription Example Break Syntax Breakspec Skip n ExamplesCustomername Clear Syntax History Argument Column SyntaxOption Break Column Compute Display Title Format formatstring ColumnnameHeading headingtext Date-Time Format Strings for the Column Statement Character Description Not Null INT Null ? Type Length ColnameChar Amount OrderinfoSysdate FLD Column TitleNEW Title Compute AVG MAX MIN SUM Count Variablename Define Syntax Value Colposition DisplayvalueCOL columnnumber @columnname Edit Syntax Related Statements Exit or Quit SyntaxExit 10 GET Syntax Isql GET query.sql Isql RUN Help Commandsclauses Help SyntaxHistory Syntax Orderstate Lotlocation Following example illustrates usage of the History statement Host or SH or Syntax HostcommandFrom List Syntax Quit or Exit Syntax 16 RUN SyntaxQuit Isql History Save Syntax 18 SET SyntaxPagesize Linesize Pagesize numberlines Connection databasename Default Transaction Isolation Level isolationlevelIsql Break on Isql Select TBL from Systables TBL TBL Show Syntax Is Default ? Spool SyntaxFilename on Database Connections Start Syntax Argument …Isql Spool STK on Isql Spool OFF Null ? Type Length Colname Not Null INT Not Null Varchar Type Length Colname Null ? TablenameDate Title Syntax Left Center Right COL nText Double Isql Clear Title Isql and Tools FairCom Corporation Data Load Utility dbload Introduction Dbload Command Line Syntax CommandsfilePrerequisites for Dbload Options Data File Formats Data Load Utility dbload Commands File Variable Length RecordsFixed Length Records Next Record Define Record Statement Char Short Long Float Double For Each Statement Null Example 4-1 Sample dbload commands files Examples Record name redefined Compilation ErrorsPosition not specified for fixed length record Fatal Errors Isql and Tools FairCom Corporation Data Unload Utility dbdump Prerequisites for Dbdump Dbdump Command Line Syntax Data Unload Utility dbdump Short Long Float Double For Record Statement Define Record custrec of Fixed Length 37 AS Isql and Tools FairCom Corporation Schema Export Utility dbschema Username.procedurename OutfileUsername.tablename Username.triggername Schema Export Utility dbschema DbschemaImport Begin END Isql and Tools FairCom Corporation Tutorial Source Code Commit Work Select * from Custmast Delete from Custmast Money IntegerVARCHAR6 Tutorial Source Code Commit Work Delete from Custmast Imdesc VARCHAR48 Select * from orderlist Select * from orderitems Isql and Tools FairCom Corporation Symbols Index-i Isql Index-ii FairCom Corporation Index Index-iii FairCom Corporation