<sql>

The <sql> task enables you to execute SQL statements on a database via JDBC. You can either provide the SQL statement(s) within the tag, or via an external source file. The SQL statements may optionally contain comments using // or REM at the start of the lines.

Table 4.73 provides a full list of the task’s attributes.

Table 4.73. Table of <sql> Attributes
Attributes Description
Required
driver The class name of the JDBC driver to be used.
password Database password.
src (unless statement(s) enclosed within tags) The name of a file containing the SQL statement(s) to execute.
url Database connection URL.
userid Database username.
Optional
append If true, output will be appended to an existing file rather than the file being overwritten. ...

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