rawCmd Method (DBM Class)

rawCmd is a method of the DBM class (sdb.dbm module). You can use this method to send a DBM command to the DBM server. Errors returned by the DBM Server do not trigger exceptions.

Note Note

By contrast, errors that occur during execution of the cmd method (sdb.dbm module) do trigger exceptions.

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Features

Syntax Syntax

```
rawCmd (cmd_string)
```

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rawCmd Method: Attributes
Attribute	Description
`cmd_string`	DBM command

Result

Successful execution:
OK

Result of the DBM command
If an error occurs:
ERR

Error message

Example

You query the operational state of the database using db_state the DBM command:
Syntax
1. ```
result = session.rawCmd ('db_state')
print repr (result)
```
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'OK\nState\nOFFLINE\n'
You enter an invalid DBM command:
Syntax
1. ```
result = session.rawCmd ('invalid command')
print repr (result)
```
End of the code.
'ERR\n-24977,ERR_COMMAND: unknown command "invalid"\n'

More Information

Database Manager CLI, Overview of all DBM Commands