Parameters—Select Statement
This statement has the following parameters:
dbexpression
Specifies a database expression (also known as an SQL expression) that cannot include 4GL reference or array variables, 4GL procedures, or the 4GL field function
simple_variable
Specifies the simple variable that receives the value from a specified dbexpression. The data types of the receiving object and dbexpression must be compatible.
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resultname
Identifies the column name (for example, for subsequent fetch statements) in which a dbexpression is placed
tablename
Specifies the name of the table containing the columns from which data is to be selected. This is a dynamic name.
corrname
Specifies the correlation name that you give to a table. If this parameter is omitted, the table name is used as the correlation name.
searchcondition
Specifies a logical database expression of conditions that must be satisfied by all rows selected. You can use simple variables (preceded by colons) in a search condition wherever you can use a literal. Alternatively, you can place the entire search condition in a single varchar variable, and specify the search condition as the name of this variable (preceded by a colon).
columnname
Specifies the name of a column in the database table from which data is selected and by which rows are grouped. This name is a dynamic name.
orderspecification
Specifies a column or list of columns on which to sort. For more information, see
Order By Clause (see
Order By Clause).
fromvariable
Specifies the entire from clause as a single varchar variable, preceded by a colon. This is a dynamic name.
groupvariable
Specifies the entire group by clause as a single varchar variable, preceded by a colon. This is a dynamic name.
ordervariable
Specifies the entire order by clause as a single varchar variable, preceded by a colon. This is a dynamic name.