[data.execute]

data.execute is a slot in the data namespace, in Hyperlambda, the language of Magic Cloud. Executes SQL against the current database connection.

• Value (sql-execute), required: SQL statement to execute
• Returns: Resolves to the number of rows affected by the SQL statement
• Scope: requires data.connection - Requires an open database connection created by [data.connect]

Arguments

Required arguments come first, then the optional ones in the order they are declared.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
[database-type]	string	no	Database adapter to use instead of the configured default.
any node name	object	no	SQL parameter value; child name is used as the parameter name referenced by the SQL statement. Can be repeated.

Guide: How to use [data.execute]

JSON declaration

This is the complete declaration of data.execute, as the running system describes it. It is also published as slot.json.

JSON declaration

{
  "name": "data.execute",
  "description": "Executes SQL against the current database connection",
  "signature": {
    "input": {
      "kind": "sql-execute",
      "description": "SQL statement to execute",
      "required": true,
      "mode": "ValueOrExpression"
    },
    "children": {
      "database-type": {
        "type": "string",
        "kind": "database-type",
        "description": "Database adapter to use instead of the configured default",
        "required": false,
        "mode": "ValueOrExpression",
        "cardinality": "ZeroOrOne"
      },
      "*": {
        "type": "object",
        "kind": "sql-parameter-value,text,number,boolean,date,guid,content,value",
        "description": "SQL parameter value; child name is used as the parameter name referenced by the SQL statement",
        "required": false,
        "mode": "ValueOrExpression",
        "cardinality": "ZeroOrMore",
        "role": "Arguments",
        "projection": "Value"
      }
    },
    "scope": {
      "requires": "data.connection",
      "description": "Requires an open database connection created by [data.connect]"
    },
    "output": {
      "mode": "Value",
      "kind": "integer,number",
      "description": "Resolves to the number of rows affected by the SQL statement"
    }
  }
}

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