esqla Command—Invoke Embedded SQL Preprocessor for Ada

The esqla command invokes the Ingres embedded SQL (ESQL) preprocessor for Ada.

The esqla command has the following format:

The esqla command has the following format:

esqla [flags] [filename]

• flags

  Specify options to the preprocessor.

  These flags are common to most host language preprocessors, and are described under the esqlc command.

  The following flag is unique to the preprocessor for Ada:

  • -avads

    On VMS, generates code for VADS on systems that have both an OpenVMS preprocessor and VADS Ada preprocessor. This flag is required.

• filename

  Specifies the name of the file that contains the embedded SQL statements.

For a complete description of the SQL preprocessor requirements for Ada, see the Embedded SQL Companion Guide.