8.6

Advanced SQL Statement Dialog
The AdvancedSQLStatement dialog is available by clicking the Edit SQLbutton from the
Database Query action task. You can enter a custom SQLquery in this dialog, using the
language supported by the database you select in the Database Query action task.
The dialog is separated in two parts:
l
The left part displays the available tables in your database. Click the Show Tables button
to display them.
l The right part displays a default SQLstatement which you can modify at your leisure.
l The bottom part displays the following options:
l Alternate syntax:Select to prevent automatically enclosing the names of any
database tables and fields that appear in the SQL query in square brackets when it
exits the Advanced SQL Statement dialog box. The alternate syntax may be
required for some database types.
l Client-side Cursor:When this option is enabled, the complete result set is
downloaded before processing starts, and changing records is done by
PlanetPress. This is generally faster for queries returning a small number of results ;
otherwise the start of the record processing can be delayed since the whole record
set must be downloaded.
Note
MySQL, using ODBC 5.0, must be set to use a client-side cursor.
Microsoft Access will always work better when using a Server-Side cursor.
l Expect record set:Check if you are expecting a result from the database after
executing the SQLquery. If the query is expecting a record set in return and does
not return one, the task will trigger an error.
l Test SQLbutton:Verify the SQLstatement's validity.
Access Manager
The Access Manager controls what rights are granted to other machines (clients and
servers)on the same network. It grants access to functions such as sending documents and
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