New Transact-SQL commands  New set command options

Chapter 2: System Changes in Adaptive Server Version 15.0

Changed Transact-SQL commands

Table 2-4 summarizes the changes to existing Transact-SQL commands.

Table 2-4: Changed commands

Command

Change

alter table

Syntax added to support computed and materialized or non-materialized columns. Adds support for paritions.

create index

Enhanced to allow computed columns to be used as index keys, in the same way as regular columns, and to create function-based indexes. Adds support for paritions.

create table

Syntax added to support computed and materialized or non-materialized columns. Adds support for paritions.

dbcc

Adds support for partitions.

declare cursor

Syntax added for scrollable cursors.

delete statistics

Adds support for partitions.

disk init

The size parameter can be specified in terabytes.

Adds the directio parameter, which allows you to configure Adaptive Server to transfer data directly to disk, bypassing the operating system buffer cache

disk reinit

Adds the directio parameter, which allows you to configure Adaptive Server to transfer data directly to disk, bypassing the operating system buffer cache

declare cursor

Syntax added to support semi_sensitive, insensitive, and scrollable cursors.

fetch

fetch_orientation options added to support scrollable cursors: next, prior, first, last, absolute, and relative.

reorg

Adds support for partitions.

select

for xml clauses added to support XML services. Adds support for partitions.

truncate table

Adds support for partitions.

update all statistics

Adds support for partitions.

update statistics

Adds support for partitions.

update partition statistics

Obsoleted





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