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SQL Reference for Cross-platform Development: Version 7

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Abstract

This version of the SQL Reference for Cross-platform Development describes the common set of SQL language features that are supported across all platforms by the DB2 family products as of November 2023.

Content

Version 7 of the SQL Reference for Cross-Platform Development includes SQL features common to the Db2 family of products.

The major new features covered in this book include

  • Additional special register synonyms: CLIENT ACCTNG, CLIENT APPLNAME, CLIENT USERID, CLIENT
    WRKSTNNAME, CURRENT SERVER, CURRENT_TIMEZONE
  • SELECTIVITY clause
  • ISNULL and NOTNULL predicate synonyms
  • New built-in functions:
    – Numeric Scalar Functions: DECFLOAT_FORMAT
    – Miscellaneous Scalar Functions: HASH
  • Built-in function synonyms: COVAR_POP, ARRAY_TRIM, GREATEST, INSTR, LEAST, NVL, POW, RANDOM,
    STRLEFT, STRPOS, STRRIGHT, TO_CHAR, TO_CLOB, TO_DATE, TO_NUMBER, TO_TIMESTAMP
  • Query enhancement
    – SKIP LOCKED DATA
  • CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE support RESTRICT ON DROP
  • CREATE PROCEDURE supports OR REPLACE
  • DECLARE CURSOR supports RETURN TO CLIENT
  • Column name length increased to 128 bytes
Additional information about the SQL Reference for Cross-Platform Development is available at this link:  SQL Reference for Cross-platform Development

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SQL Reference for Cross-Platform Development Version 7
(Db2 13 for z/OS, IBM i 7.5, Db2 11.5)

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM i

Component:
IBM i Db2

Software version:
All Versions

Operating system(s):
IBM i

Document number:
7053261

Modified date:
17 November 2023

UID

ibm17053261

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