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WATCOMSQL function [Miscellaneous]

Function 

Takes a Transact-SQL statement and rewrites it in the Watcom-SQL dialect. This can be useful when converting existing Adaptive Server Enterprise stored procedures into Watcom SQL syntax.

Syntax 

WATCOMSQL( sql-statement-string )

Standards and compatibility 

• SQL/92    Vendor extension.

• SQL/99    Vendor extension.

• Sybase    Not supported by Adaptive Server Enterprise.

See also 

SQLDIALECT function [Miscellaneous]

TRANSACTSQL function [Miscellaneous]

Example 

The following statement returns the string 'select empl_name as EmployeeName from employee'.

SELECT WATCOMSQL( 'SELECT EmployeeName=empl_name FROM employee' ) FROM dummy