## Method prepare

### Use

prepare is a method of the class SapDB_Session.

You use this method to send an SQL statement cmd to the database instance to be checked.

### Features

prepare (cmd)

cmd | SQL statement

Result:

● Successful execution: object of the class SapDB_Prepared

You can use this object to execute the same SQL statement multiple times with different parameters (Method execute). That way the database instance does not need to re-check the syntax and privileges each time.

● Error: exception of the class SQLError

### Example

● You send an INSERT statement to the database instance:

insert = session.prepare ('INSERT INTO hotel.city VALUES (?,?,?)')

The variable insert contains an object of the class SapDB_Prepared. You can use this object to execute the INSERT statement with different parameters.

● Executing an SQL Statement Multiple Times with Different Values