Overview of All SQLCLI Call Options - SAP Documentation

Overview of All SQLCLI Call Options

You can call the SQLCLI program with options:

sqlcli [<options>]

Call Options: Database Session
Option	Description
`-d <database_name>`	Database name
`-e`	Encrypted data transmission
`-n <database_computer>[:<port>]`	Name of the computer on which the database is installed If you are not using the standard port of the SAP MaxDB X Server, enter your port here. See X Server, Ports and Protocols of the X Server
`-r`	Enforces execution of SQL statements as statements rather than as prepared statements
`-S <sql_mode>`	SQL mode
`-u <database_user,database_user_password>`	User name and password for logging on to the database
`-U <user_key>`	Log on using user key
`-y <timeout>`	Timeout value (in seconds) for the database session If you do not specify this option, SQLCLI uses the default value for the database.
`-z`	Switches `AUTOCOMMIT` mode off

Call Options: Input and Output
Option	Description
`-c <separator>`	When importing commands from a file, SQLCLI uses the `<separator>` to separate the individual commands. The default value is `//`.
`-i <file>`	Imports commands from the batch file `<file>`
`-j`	Displays results consecutively (not page by page)
`-m`	Activates multiple line mode for entering SQLCLI commands
`-o <file>`	Writes the results to the `<file>`
`-x`	Suppresses additional output such as the number of selected rows in a result set

Call Options: Formatting the Output
Option	Description
`-A`	Returns the result set unformatted (without being filled with spaces) SQLCLI separates columns with commas and rows with line breaks. This output format is particularly suitable for generating comma-separated files (`.csf`).
`-a`	Suppresses the output of the column names in the result set
`-b <maximum_length>`	Defines the maximum number of characters for output of LOB values. Default value: 10 characters
`-f`	SQLCLI returns all SQL statements before sending them to the database instance.
`-F <separator>`	Specifies which string SQLCLI uses as a separator between the individual columns of the result set Default value: `\|`
`-g <null_value>`	Specifies the character for null values in the result set Default value: `?`
`-p <prefix>`	Specifies which string is to be output before each row of the result set Default value: `\|`
`-P <suffix>`	Specifies which string is to be output after each row of the result set Default value: `\|`
`-Q`	Outputs each column of the result set in a new row

Call Options: Other
Option	Description
`-E <exit_code>`	If an error occurs, SQLCLI terminates automatically and returns the error message `<exit_code>` .
`-h`	Displays the help
`-t`	Outputs debug information
`-T <file>`	Activates the SQLDBC trace SQLDBC writes the trace data to the `<file>`
`-v`	Displays version information about the SQLCLI program