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<h2><a name="sql">Sql</a></h2>
<h3>Description</h3>
<p>Executes a series of sql statement via JDBC to a database. Statements can either be read in from a text file using the src attribute or from between the enclosing sql tags.</p>
<p>Multiple statements can be set and each statement is delimited from the next use a semi-colon. Individual lines within the statements can be commented using either -- or // at the start of the line.</p>
<p>The auto-commit attribute specifies whether auto commit should be turned on or off whilst executing the statements. If auto-commit is turned on each statement will be executed and commited. If it is turned off the statements will all be executed as one transaction.</p>
<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<td width="12%" valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td>
<td width="78%" valign="top"><b>Description</b></td>
<td width="10%" valign="top"><b>Required</b></td>
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<td width="12%" valign="top">driver</td>
<td width="78%" valign="top">Class name of the jdbc driver</td>
<td width="10%" valign="top">Yes</td>
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<td width="12%" valign="top">url</td>
<td width="78%" valign="top">Database connection url</td>
<td width="10%" valign="top">Yes</td>
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<td width="12%" valign="top">userid</td>
<td width="78%" valign="top">Database user name</td>
<td width="10%" valign="top">Yes</td>
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<td width="12%" valign="top">password</td>
<td width="78%" valign="top">Database password</td>
<td width="10%" valign="top">Yes</td>
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<td width="12%" valign="top">src</td>
<td width="78%" valign="top">File containing sql statements</td>
<td width="10%" valign="top">Yes, unless statements enclosed within tags</td>
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<td width="12%" valign="top">autocommit</td>
<td width="78%" valign="top">Auto commit flag for database connection (default false)</td>
<td width="10%" valign="top">No, default "false"</td>
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<h3>Examples</h3>
<pre><blockquote><sql
driver="org.database.jdbcDriver"
url="jdbc:database-url"
userid="sa"
password="pass"
src="data.sql"
/>
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<p>Connects to the database given in url as the sa user using the org.database.jdbcDriver and executes the sql statements contained within the file data.sql</p>
<blockquote><pre><sql
driver="org.database.jdbcDriver"
url="jdbc:database-url"
userid="sa"
password="pass"
>
insert
into table some_table
values(1,2,3,4);
truncate table some_other_table;
</sql>
</pre></blockquote>
<p>Connects to the database given in url as the sa user using the org.database.jdbcDriver and executes the two sql statements inserting data into some_table and truncating some_other_table</p>
<p>Note that you may want to enclose your statements in
<code><![CDATA[</code> ... <code>]]></code> sections so you don't
need to escape <code><</code>, <code>></code> <code>&</code>
or other special characters. For exampe:</p>
<blockquote><pre><sql
driver="org.database.jdbcDriver"
url="jdbc:database-url"
userid="sa"
password="pass"
><![CDATA[
update some_table set column1 = column1 + 1 where column2 < 42;
]]></sql>
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