cmd Method (DBM Class) - SAP Documentation

cmd Method (DBM Class)

cmd is a method of the DBM class (sdb.dbm module). You can use this method to send a DBM command to the DBM server.

Features

Syntax Syntax

```
cmd (cmd_string)
```

End of the code.

cmd Method: Attributes
Attribute	Description
`cmd_string`	DBM command

Result

Successful execution: result of the DBM command
If an error occurs: exception of the DBMServError class (sdb.dbm module)

Example

You query the operational state of the database using the db_state DBM command:
Syntax
1. ```
result = session.cmd ('db_state')
print repr (result)
```
End of the code.
'State\nOFFLINE\n'
You enter an invalid DBM command:
Syntax
1. ```
result = session.cmd ('invalid command')
print repr (result)
```
End of the code.
Traceback (most recent call last):

[...]

dbm.DBMServError: [-24977] Unknown DBM command "invalid"
Example: Executing DBM Commands

More Information

Database Manager CLI, Overview of all DBM Commands