Method cmd 

Use

$result = $session->cmd ($cmd_string);

cmd is a method of the class DBM. You use this method to send the DBM command specified under $cmd_stringto the program DBM Server.

Result

The result of the DBM command is returned.

If the DBM Server program registers an error, an exception of the class DBMServError is raised.

Specifying a valid DBM command

$result = session->cmd ('db_state');
print "$result\n";

Output:

State

OFFLINE

 

Specifying an invalid DBM command

$result = $session->cmd ('invalid command');
print "$result\n";

Output:

Error DBM Server: -24977 ERR_COMMAND: unknown command "invalid" at /opt/sapdb/misc/SAP/DBTech/dbm.pm line 89.

(See also: Method rawCmd)