eval

\eval

Read and execute an input file full of SQL

Synopsis

\eval filename

Description

The \eval command reads in and processes a file full of SQL in the context of the current session. That is, it treats the SQL and/or jsqsh commands contained in the file as if you had typed them at the prompt. The one exception to this rule is that the SQL contained in the file will not be added to your SQL history.

Aliases

This command is automatically aliased to :e, so that you may do:

:e filename

at the prompt.

Options

--repeat=n (-n n)

Execute the SQL contained in the input file n times. When this flag is provided the variable ${iteration} will be available during variable expansion and will reflect which iteration is being executed (starting from 0).

filename

The name of the file to execute.

See also

\buf-load