Utility concept

This chapter describes

• SESAM/SQL's utility functions

• the embedding of utility statements in the system

• the embedding of utility statements in programs.

The section “SESAM/SQL utility functions” describes the utility functions provided by SESAM/SQL and the utility statements that implement these functions.

The section “Integration of utility statements in the system” describes peculiarities associated with the execution of utility statements by SESAM/SQL. In addition, it covers the different states of user spaces occurring as a result of utility statements.

The section “Embedding of utility statements in programs” deals in brief with the incorporation of utility statements in an ESQL program, as well as success monitoring and error handling.