option_string—general format

Description

Specifies the general syntax and processing for option_string. Individual options are described in the functions that reference them.

Syntax

 option_string::= basic_character_expression 
 option_string_value::= option_and_value [ [,] option_and_value]
 option_and_value ::=  option_name = option_value 
 option_name::= simple_identifier
 option_value::=  simple_identifier
      | quoted_string
      | integer_literal
      | float_literal
      | byte_literal
      | true 
      | false
      | null

Parameters

option_string

String describing the option you want to specify.

simple_identifier

String that identifies the value of an option.

quoted_string

String formed using the normal SQL conventions for embedded quotation marks.

integer_literal

Literal specified by normal SQL conventions.

float_literal

Literal specified by normal SQL conventions.

true

A Boolean literal.

false

A Boolean literal.

null

A null literal.

byte_literal

Has the form 0xHH, where each H is a hexadecimal digit.

Usage

For option_string usage, see msgsend.

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