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- Copyright (C) 1991-1992 by Autodesk, Inc.
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- DBVIEW.LSP is the utility program, which is used for look through and edit
- the database tables.
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- To use DBVIEW, do the following:
- 1. Load LISPSQL.EXP (or LISPSQL under UNIX) with the xload command
- (i.e. (xload "lispsql"))
- If it succeeds, "LISPSQL" will be echoed to the screen.
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- 2. Load DBVIEW.LSP with the load command, (i.e. load "dbview").
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- To use the DBVIEW, specify DBVIEW from the command line.
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- One can cpecify the driver name as an answer to an inquiry by the program.
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- Enter SQL driver name:
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- If driver loads, the message "Driver loaded" will be echoed to the screen.
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- One can specify the database name, user name and password as responses
- to questions by the program.
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- Database name ->
- User name ->
- Password ->
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- If the connection succeeds, the message "OK" will be echoed to the
- screen.
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- Then following fetch commands are available.
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- First - Fetch the First Row.
- Last - Fetch the Last Row.
- Next - Fetch in a Forward Direction.
- Previous - Fetch in a Backward Direction.
- Delete - Delete Current Row.
- Update - Update Current row.
- Show - Print all Row Set.
- Exit - Exit from DBVIEW.
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