NAME

       stilts-sqlclient - Executes SQL statements

SYNOPSIS

       stilts sqlclient [db=<jdbc-url>] [user=<value>] [password=<value>] [sql=<sql>] [ofmt=<out-format>]

DESCRIPTION

       sqlclient  is  a simple command-line client for use with SQL databases. One or more SQL statements can be
       supplied using the sql parameter. The result of each statement may be one or more update counts (for  up‐
       date-type statements) or tables (for query-type statements). Tables will be written to standard output in
       a  format  given by the ofmt parameter. Update results and timing information will be written to standard
       error.

       In most cases, you will find life easier if you use either the database's own command-line or GUI client,
       or, if you require STILTS-type format conversion or post-processing, a jdbc:-format URL for the in  para‐
       meter of the tpipe or tcopy commands (see SUN/256 for more explanation of the latter). However, this com‐
       mand  enables  you  to submit multiple queries over the same JDBC connection, including ones which do not
       generate a tabular result. It may be useful if a command-line client is not  available  to  you  for  the
       database you are using.

       This  command can only be used if you have access to an SQL database via JDBC. The details of how to con‐
       figure a JDBC connection to a database are discussed in SUN/256 - obviously you will need a  database  to
       connect to and appropriate permissions on it as well as the relevant drivers.

       This command is experimental, and it may be enhanced, renamed or withdrawn in future releases.

OPTIONS

       db=<jdbc-url>
              URL which defines a connection to a database. This has the form jdbc:<subprotocol>:<subname> - the
              details are database- and driver-dependent. Consult Sun's JDBC documentation and that for the par‐
              ticular JDBC driver you are using for details. Note that the relevant driver class will need to be
              on your classpath and referenced in the jdbc.drivers system property as well for the connection to
              be made.

       user=<value>
              User name for logging in to SQL database. Defaults to the current username.

       password=<value>
              Password for logging in to SQL database.

       sql=<sql>
              Text of an SQL statement for execution. This parameter may be repeated, or statements may be sepa‐
              rated by semicolon (";") characters.

       ofmt=<out-format>
              Specifies  the  format  in  which  the  output table will be written (one of the ones in SUN/256 -
              matching is case-insensitive and you can use just the first few letters). If it  has  the  special
              value  "(auto)" (the default), then the output filename will be examined to try to guess what sort
              of file is required usually by looking at the extension. If it's not  obvious  from  the  filename
              what output format is intended, an error will result.

SEE ALSO

       stilts(1)

       If the package stilts-doc is installed, the full documentation SUN/256 is available in HTML format:
       file:///usr/share/doc/stilts/sun256/index.html

VERSION

       STILTS version 3.4.9-debian

       This  is the Debian version of Stilts, which lack the support of some file formats and network protocols.
       For differences see
       file:///usr/share/doc/stilts/README.Debian

AUTHOR

       Mark Taylor (Bristol University)

                                                    Mar 2017                                 STILTS-SQLCLIENT(1)