SQL Data Manipulation Language

The basic data manipulation SQL statements (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) are used to query, insert, update and delete data. In addition, eXtremeSQL provides PREPARE and EXECUTE statements as well as BACKUP, RESTORE and VERIFY to manage online incremental backup.

The eXtremeSQL syntax and detailed information for the SQL DML statements are provided in separate pages. Please use the links below to view the individual statement specs:

select Query the database to obtain a result set
insert Insert a row or rows into an SQL table
update Update one or more rows in an SQL table
delete Remove one or more rows from an SQL table
prepare Prepare an SQL query statement for later execution
execute Execute a prepared query statement
backup

Perform an incremental backup for an eXtremeDB database

restore Restore an eXtremeDB database from an incremental backup
verify Test the specified backup for validity