## SQL Mode

The MaxDB database system supports various SQL language variants (SQL modes)

SQL Modes

Name | Description
INTERNAL | Internal MaxDB definition
ANSI | ANSI standard in accordance with ANSI X3.135-1992, Entry SQL
DB2 | Definition DB2 Version 4
ORACLE | Definition ORACLE 7

When you open a database session, you can enter the required SQL mode. The default is INTERNAL.

The database system supports SQL modes other than INTERNAL only to a limited extent for Data Definition Language (DDL) statements.

If nothing else is entered, the documentation for the database system describes the functionality available in the INTERNAL SQL mode.

See also:

SQL Reference Manual:

Entering the SQL mode with the CONNECT Statement

SQL Mode ORACLE

Loader, SQLMODE Command