sqlrun32.exe - is Win32 console executable to process sql scripts on remote Informix server.
It requires installed Informix Client Software on the client site.

Syntax for using sqlrun32 is

sqlrun32 options filename

The "filename" is a source file .sql (default) or .mak type. For .sql file sqlrun32
sequentially execute all contained sql statements during one session. For .mak file
sqlrun32 process all files listed in a .mak as .sql files. All .sql files process during
one session. (Good practice is open and close database in each .sql file).

A .mak file can contain a list of .sql files. Each file must be specified on separate
line. Blank lines allowed in the file. The '--' string at the beginning of the line
comments contents of the line. If file extension is not specified, it use "sql" as
a default extension. A searching of .sql files perfoms in the current directory and
directories specified in environment variable SQLPATH.

A .sql file can contain one or more SQL statements. Allowed only SQL statements that not
return data. 

Example of allowed SQL:

DATABASE mydb;
INSERT INTO table_name VALUES (0, 1, 2);
CREATE TABLE abc (c INT);
EXECUTE PROCEDURE proc1();  -- if SP proc1 doesn't return values
SELECT * FROM a INTO TEMP b;
CLOSE mydb;

Example of not allowed SQL:

SELECT * FROM a;
EXECUTE PROCEDURE proc2();  -- if SP proc2 return a row

Some SQL statements can't be executed (for example CONNECT, DISCONNECT)
SQL statements in the file can be separated by ';' (as dbaccess input files) or '$'
(like ESQL/C), see options. When ';' used sqlrun32 itself find SP declaration and
distinguish ';' used as a SQL and SPL stmt delimiter.

If errors encounters while SQL statement being processed, error message will be printed
standard error stream and sqlrun32 stopped.

Format of error message:
SQL error:
	filename(lineno)
	column colno, statement stmtno
	SQLCODE: sqlerr, ISAM: isamerr
	Error message

where
	filename	- full source file pathname
	lineno		- error line number from beginning of source file
	colno		- column number from beginning of line
	stmtno		- statement number from beginning of source file
	sqlerr		- SQL error number
	isamerr		- ISAM error number

Options

/c:SERVERNAME	contain SERVERNAME to connect to. By default connects to INFORMIXSERVER
/ni		if specified it not asks enter any character at the end of processing
/ep		exclude preproecssing
/i:e1,e2,..	ignore specified error numbers while processing sql
/rp		execute 'create procedure' stmt like Oracle 'create or replace'
/rv		execute 'create view' stmt like Oracle 'create or replace'
/s		used '$' as a SQL statement delimiter
		For example:
			$UPDATE a SET b=1 WHERE c=2
			$DELETE FROM c
/t		used ';' as a SQL statement delimiter and transparently for '$'
		For example:
			$UPDATE a SET b=1 WHERE c=2;
			$DELETE FROM c;
/d		used ';' as a SQL statement delimiter
		For example:
			UPDATE a SET b=1 WHERE c=2;
			DELETE FROM c;
/p		Print log messages in standard output for every SQL statement

Preprocessor
sqlrun32 has built-in preprocessor capabilities like C preprocessor.
It support following directives:

#include	no difference between #include <file.h> and #include "file.h".
		Searching of .h files perfoms in the current directory and directories specified
		in environment variable INCLUDE.
#define		Only definition of constants allowed.
#udef
#ifdef
#ifndef
#else
#endif

sqlrun32 is not compiler. It is a interpretator. It not do any dependencies checking.
example.mak, example.sql, example.h is a example source files.

All files can contain comments beginning with -- (to end of line)

Pls. send any comments and suggestions to
Andrew Svikhnushin
e-mail: san@inist.ru