eXtremeSQL Statements

eXtremeSQL processes SQL statements of two types: Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language (DML).

DDL Statements

DDL statements add, modify and remove tables and indexes to or from the eXtremeSQL Metatable which manages all SQL access. Please use the following links to view the syntax for and examples of the Data Definition Language statements:

create table Create a table; add this table definition to the eXtremeSQL Metatable
alter table Modify the definition of an existing table
drop table Remove an existing table from the eXtremeSQL Metatable
create index Create an index on an existing table
drop index Remove an existing index from the eXtremeSQL Metatable
create synonym Create a synonym, which is an alternative name (or alias) for a table
drop synonym Remove an existing synonym

DML Statements

DML statements add, modify or remove rows from or perform queries on existing tables. Please use the following links to view the syntax for and examples of the Data Manipulation Language statements:

insert Insert a row into an existing table
update Modify an existing row in a table
delete Remove an existing row from a table
truncate Delete all rows from the table
select Perform a query on one or more tables
backup Perform an incremental backup for an eXtremeDB database