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DBACCESS Syntax

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Question:
When accessing dbaccess through a script (in UNIX), what is the importance of the hyphen after the database name?

For example:

dbaccess mystores- <

Why do we need a hyphen after mystores?


Answer: 
The hyphen tells dbaccess to get it's input from the standard input, which in this case is the "here document" that you're creating by using the <





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