## Executing SQL Statements

### Use

You execute an SQL statement in interactive mode (session mode).

For information about the other options for executing SQL statements in the SQLCLI, see Executing Commands.

### Prerequisites

You are logged on to a database instance.

### Procedure

Enter the SQL statement <sql_statement>.

<sql_statement>

### Example

Logging on to the database instance DEMODB as user MONA with the password RED and defining the SQL mode INTERNAL

sqlcli -d DEMODB -u MONA,RED -S INTERNAL

Displaying the CNO, TITLE, FIRSTNAME, NAME, and ZIP columns of the HOTEL.CUSTOMER table:

select CNO,TITLE,FIRSTNAME,NAME,ZIP from HOTEL.CUSTOMER

CNO | TITLE | FIRSTNAME | NAME | ZIP
-------+---------+------------+------------+------
3000 | Mrs | Jenny | Porter | 10580
3100 | Mr | Peter | Brown | 48226
3200 | Company | ? | Datasoft | 90018
3300 | Mrs | Rose | Brian | 75243
3400 | Mrs | Mary | Griffith | 20005
3500 | Mr | Martin | Randolph | 60615
3600 | Mrs | Sally | Smith | 75243
3700 | Mr | Mike | Jackson | 45211
3800 | Mrs | Rita | Doe | 97213
3900 | Mr | George | Howe | 75243
4000 | Mr | Frank | Miller | 95054
4100 | Mrs | Susan | Baker | 90018
4200 | Mr | Joseph | Peters | 92714
4300 | Company | ? | TOOLware | 20019
4400 | Mr | Antony | Jenkins | 20903
(15 rows selected)
* Ok

See also:

Executing Database Procedures

For an introduction to the SQL statements available, see the SQL Tutorial. For a detailed overview of the syntax and semantics of SQL statements, see the SQL Reference Manual.