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Comment:Clarify the LIMIT clause in the documentation. Ticket #1002. (CVS 2105)
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User & Date: drh 2004-11-16 23:21:57.000
Context
2004-11-17
10:22
Extra tests and resulting bugfixes for btree cursors. (CVS 2106) (check-in: e1530854c9 user: danielk1977 tags: trunk)
2004-11-16
23:21
Clarify the LIMIT clause in the documentation. Ticket #1002. (CVS 2105) (check-in: e05f52d907 user: drh tags: trunk)
15:50
Perform deletes in a single pass. (CVS 2104) (check-in: a2e1c35b32 user: danielk1977 tags: trunk)
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#
# Run this Tcl script to generate the sqlite.html file.
#
set rcsid {$Id: lang.tcl,v 1.76 2004/11/11 01:50:30 danielk1977 Exp $}
source common.tcl
header {Query Language Understood by SQLite}
puts {
<h2>SQL As Understood By SQLite</h2>

<p>The SQLite library understands most of the standard SQL
language.  But it does <a href="omitted.html">omit some features</a>



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#
# Run this Tcl script to generate the sqlite.html file.
#
set rcsid {$Id: lang.tcl,v 1.77 2004/11/16 23:21:57 drh Exp $}
source common.tcl
header {Query Language Understood by SQLite}
puts {
<h2>SQL As Understood By SQLite</h2>

<p>The SQLite library understands most of the standard SQL
language.  But it does <a href="omitted.html">omit some features</a>
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If a NOT NULL constraint violation occurs, the NULL value is replaced
by the default value for that column.  If the column has no default
value, then the ABORT algorithm is used.</p>

<p>When this conflict resolution strategy deletes rows in order to
satisfy a constraint, it does not invoke delete triggers on those
rows.  But that may change in a future release.</p>


<p>The algorithm specified in the OR clause of a COPY, INSERT, or UPDATE
overrides any algorithm specified in a CREATE TABLE or CREATE INDEX.
If no algorithm is specified anywhere, the ABORT algorithm is used.</p>

}
# <p>For additional information, see 
# <a href="conflict.html">conflict.html</a>.</p>

Section REPLACE replace

Syntax {sql-statement} {







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If a NOT NULL constraint violation occurs, the NULL value is replaced
by the default value for that column.  If the column has no default
value, then the ABORT algorithm is used.</p>

<p>When this conflict resolution strategy deletes rows in order to
satisfy a constraint, it does not invoke delete triggers on those
rows.  But that may change in a future release.</p>
</dl>

<p>The algorithm specified in the OR clause of a COPY, INSERT, or UPDATE
overrides any algorithm specified in a CREATE TABLE or CREATE INDEX.
If no algorithm is specified anywhere, the ABORT algorithm is used.</p>

}
# <p>For additional information, see 
# <a href="conflict.html">conflict.html</a>.</p>

Section REPLACE replace

Syntax {sql-statement} {
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returned in the result.  A negative LIMIT indicates no upper bound.
The optional OFFSET following LIMIT specifies how many
rows to skip at the beginning of the result set.
In a compound query, the LIMIT clause may only appear on the
final SELECT statement.
The limit is applied to the entire query not
to the individual SELECT statement to which it is attached.






</p>

<p>A compound SELECT is formed from two or more simple SELECTs connected
by one of the operators UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, or EXCEPT.  In
a compound SELECT, all the constituent SELECTs must specify the
same number of result columns.  There may be only a single ORDER BY
clause at the end of the compound SELECT.  The UNION and UNION ALL







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returned in the result.  A negative LIMIT indicates no upper bound.
The optional OFFSET following LIMIT specifies how many
rows to skip at the beginning of the result set.
In a compound query, the LIMIT clause may only appear on the
final SELECT statement.
The limit is applied to the entire query not
to the individual SELECT statement to which it is attached.
Note that if the OFFSET keyword is used in the LIMIT clause, then the
limit is the first number and the offset is the second number.  If a
comma is used instead of the OFFSET keyword, then the offset is the
first number and the limit is the second number.  This seeming
contradition is intentional - it maximizes compatibility with legacy
SQL database systems.
</p>

<p>A compound SELECT is formed from two or more simple SELECTs connected
by one of the operators UNION, UNION ALL, INTERSECT, or EXCEPT.  In
a compound SELECT, all the constituent SELECTs must specify the
same number of result columns.  There may be only a single ORDER BY
clause at the end of the compound SELECT.  The UNION and UNION ALL