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The commands that you can enter depend on the data source, for example, dBASE can only run some of the SQL commands list here.</paragraph> 54<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3154860" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">To run an SQL query for filtering data in the database, use the <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/02010100.xhp" name="Query Design">Query Design View</link>.</paragraph> 55<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/dbaccess:MultiLineEdit:DLG_DIRECTSQL:ME_SQL" id="bm_id3150772" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149514" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Command to execute</paragraph> 56<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147618" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_MULTILINEEDIT_DLG_DIRECTSQL_ME_SQL">Enter the SQL administration command that you want to run.</ahelp></paragraph> 57<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153087" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">For example, for a "Bibliography" data source, you can enter the following SQL command:</paragraph> 58<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145673" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">SELECT "Address" FROM "biblio" "biblio"</paragraph> 59<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145611" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">For more information on SQL commands, please consult the documentation that came with the database.</paragraph> 60<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/dbaccess:ListBox:DLG_DIRECTSQL:LB_HISTORY" id="bm_id3154923" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156024" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="26">Previous commands</paragraph> 61<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149045" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_LISTBOX_DLG_DIRECTSQL_LB_HISTORY">Lists the previously executed SQL commands. To run a command again, click the command, and then click <emph>Run</emph>.</ahelp></paragraph> 62<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/dbaccess:MultiLineEdit:DLG_DIRECTSQL:ME_STATUS" id="bm_id3161656" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154348" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Status</paragraph> 63<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151054" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_MULTILINEEDIT_DLG_DIRECTSQL_ME_STATUS">Displays the results, including errors, of the SQL command that you ran.</ahelp></paragraph> 64<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/dbaccess:PushButton:DLG_DIRECTSQL:PB_EXECUTE" id="bm_id3148798" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154071" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Run</paragraph> 65<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151210" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8"><ahelp hid="DBACCESS_PUSHBUTTON_DLG_DIRECTSQL_PB_EXECUTE">Runs the command that you entered in the <emph>Command to execute </emph>box.</ahelp></paragraph> 66<embed href="text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#schliessen2"/> 67</body> 68</helpdocument> 69