See the START command for more information. You have the option of entering logon. If you do not specify logon and do specify start, SQL*Plus assumes that the first line of the command file contains a ...

Many people are confused by various JOIN operations supported by SQL. Learn to master the SQL command line with this crash course in JOIN syntax.

This is likely because when I first learned it was with command-line tools, but even so, I think command-line database tools often are the best way to interact with a database manually. Two of the ...

SQL is behind your computer's ability to access database information. Discover SQL, how it works, and more in this guide.

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Jack Wallen explains how to add data into a MySQL table from the command line.

SQL server will allow zero-length strings without issue, as long as your datatype supports it. Just assign the string value of ('') and you're done, no headaches.