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rawCmd is a method of the Loader class (sdb.loader module) for sending Loader commands and SQL statements to the Loader server. Errors returned by the Loader server do not trigger an exception.

Note Note

By contrast, errors that occur during execution of the cmd method (Loader class) do trigger exceptions.

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Features

Syntax Syntax

  1. rawCmd (cmd_string)
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rawCmd Method: Attributes

Attribute

Description

cmd_string

Loader command
Result

  • Successful execution:

    OK

    Result of the DBM command

  • If an error occurs:

    ERR

    Error message

Example

  • You send a valid SQL statement:

    Syntax Syntax

    1. result = session.rawCmd ('CREATE TABLE testtable2 (colname INTEGER)') print repr (result)
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    'OK \n'

  • You send an invalid Loader command:

    Syntax Syntax

    1. result = session.rawCmd ('invalid command') print repr (result)
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    'ERR\n-25010\nSQL error -3005 = Invalid SQL statement (error position: 1)'