import_udflib Command--Import Predefined UDFs
The import_udflib command imports predefined UDFs into a database.
The import_udflib command has the following format:
Linux, Windows
import_udflib <mode> [<database_name>] <topic> <language> [options]
mode
Specifies one of the following modes:
install
Imports udflib functions into a database. database_name is mandatory.
uninstall
Removes udflib functions from a database. database_name is mandatory.
describe
Prints the description of the functions from a topic.
database_name
Specifies the target database where the functions will be imported or removed (required for install/uninstall modes).
topic
Specifies the category of predefined functions. To view the list of available topics, omit this parameter in the ‘import_udflib’ command.
language
Specifies the programming language of the predefined functions. To view the list of available languages for a topic, omit this parameter in the ‘import_udflib` command.
options
Specifies one of the following options:
-prefix <functions_prefix>
Prefixes the functions with a custom character string. Default is ‘actian_’.
-no_checksum
Disables checksum verification of files in the udflib folder before processing. Checksum is enabled by default.
-overwrite
To be used with the 'install' mode, it overwrites functions on installation. Disabled by default.
-priority <true | false>
Sets the PRIORITY parameter of the imported functions. By default, the priority is unset, which implies that the default for standard user functions is FALSE and TRUE for DBA functions, as per the
CREATE FUNCTION statement.
Last modified date: 09/11/2026