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Re: [Bulk] Re: DB2 for i "Backus–Naur Form" specification

Hi, David:

How about just running an SQL PREPARE on that statement, to see if DB2 finds any errors?

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 12/15/2015 1:34 PM, David Gibbs wrote:
On 12/15/2015 12:10 PM, Charles Wilt wrote:
Think the best you'll find is a BNF for standard SQL...

Luckily, DB2 for i matches up pretty well..
Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be an easily acquired BNF for the SQL standard that DB2 for i 7.1 is based on (at least that I've been able to find). The only thing I've found that's official is PDF documents on the ISO website.

PLUS there's a fair bit of IBM i specific deviations.

david



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