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Documentation updates. (CVS 275)

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#
# Run this Tcl script to generate the sqlite.html file.
#
set rcsid {$Id: sqlite.tcl,v 1.14 2001/09/28 18:14:17 drh Exp $}
set rcsid {$Id: sqlite.tcl,v 1.15 2001/09/28 23:11:24 drh Exp $}
puts {<html>
<head>
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not exist, a new one is created automatically.
The <b>sqlite</b> program will
then prompt you to enter SQL. Type in SQL statements (terminated by a
semicolon), press "Enter" and the SQL will be executed. It's as
simple as that!</p>
semicolon), press "Enter" and the SQL will be executed.</p>
<p>For example, to create a new SQLite database named "ex1"
with a single table named "tbl1", you might do this:</p>
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Code {
$ (((sqlite ex1)))
SQLite version 2.0.0
Enter ".help" for instructions
sqlite> (((create table tbl1(one varchar(10), two smallint);)))
sqlite> (((insert into tbl1 values('hello!',10);)))
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puts {
<p>(In the example above, and in all subsequent examples, the commands
you type are underlined shown with a green tint and the responses
you type are underlined and shown with a green tint and the responses
from the computer are shown in black without underlining.)</p>
<p>You can terminate the sqlite program by typing your systems
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}
puts {
<p>If you exit sqlite and look at the contents of the directory "ex1"
you'll see that it now contains two files: <b>sqlite_master.tcl</b>
and <b>tbl1.tbl</b>. The <b>tbl1.tbl</b> file contains all the
data for table "tbl1" in your database. The file
<b>sqlite_master.tbl</b> is a special table found on all SQLite
databases that records information about all other tables and
indices. In general, an SQLite database will contain one "*.tbl"
file for each table and index in your database, plus the extra
"sqlite_master.tbl" file used to store the database schema.</p>
<h2>Aside: Querying the SQLITE_MASTER table</h2>
<p>You can execute "SELECT" statements against the
<p>The database schema in an SQLite database is stored in
a special table named "sqlite_master".
You can execute "SELECT" statements against the
special sqlite_master table just like any other table
in an SQLite database. For example:</p>
}
Code {
$ (((sqlite ex1)))
SQlite vresion 2.0.0
Enter ".help" for instructions
sqlite> (((select * from sqlite_master;)))
type = table
name = tbl1
type = table
name = tbl1
tbl_name = tbl1
sql = create table tbl1(one varchar(10), two smallint)
rootpage = 3
sql = create table tbl1(one varchar(10), two smallint)
sqlite>
}