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| Comment: | More precise description of when SQLITE_MASTER can be updated in the FAQ. |
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| User & Date: | drh 2019-08-15 16:03:02 |
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2019-09-13
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| 17:55 | Fix a bug in the documentation generator for PRAGMAs. check-in: d83262cc8b user: drh tags: branch-3.29 | |
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2019-08-15
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| 16:03 | More precise description of when SQLITE_MASTER can be updated in the FAQ. check-in: 5a6c1fea3c user: drh tags: branch-3.29 | |
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2019-08-12
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| 11:54 | Trying to improve the documentation on transactions. check-in: ead5e472f0 user: drh tags: branch-3.29 | |
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name of the index and <b>tbl_name</b> is the name of the table to which the index belongs. For both tables and indices, the <b>sql</b> field is the text of the original CREATE TABLE or CREATE INDEX statement that created the table or index. For automatically created indices (used to implement the PRIMARY KEY or UNIQUE constraints) the <b>sql</b> field is NULL.</p> <p>The SQLITE_MASTER table is read-only. You cannot change this table using UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE. The table is automatically updated by CREATE TABLE, CREATE INDEX, DROP TABLE, and DROP INDEX commands.</p> <p>Temporary tables do not appear in the SQLITE_MASTER table. Temporary tables and their indices and triggers occur in another special table named SQLITE_TEMP_MASTER. SQLITE_TEMP_MASTER works just like SQLITE_MASTER except that it is only visible to the application that created the temporary tables. To get a list of all tables, both permanent and temporary, one can use a command similar to the following: |
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name of the index and <b>tbl_name</b> is the name of the table to which the index belongs. For both tables and indices, the <b>sql</b> field is the text of the original CREATE TABLE or CREATE INDEX statement that created the table or index. For automatically created indices (used to implement the PRIMARY KEY or UNIQUE constraints) the <b>sql</b> field is NULL.</p> <p>The SQLITE_MASTER table cannot be modified using UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE (except under [PRAGMA writable_schema|extraordinary conditions]). The SQLITE_MASTER table is automatically updated by commands like CREATE TABLE, CREATE INDEX, DROP TABLE, and DROP INDEX.</p> <p>Temporary tables do not appear in the SQLITE_MASTER table. Temporary tables and their indices and triggers occur in another special table named SQLITE_TEMP_MASTER. SQLITE_TEMP_MASTER works just like SQLITE_MASTER except that it is only visible to the application that created the temporary tables. To get a list of all tables, both permanent and temporary, one can use a command similar to the following: |