use database

Specify a database against which the ensuing SQL action lines are to be applied.
NameDescriptionTypeModifier
name

Name of the database connection (previously established via the connect database action).

StringNone
None
The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.
The following example illustrates the process of connecting to, and using a database from within a test. After creating a named connection string and using it to connect to the database, invoke use database to specify the active database to be used by the test.
                                
variabledriverhost
create connection stringNorthwind_conn_strgSQL Serverlgdn15031-w7d01
 
portdatabase nameusername
>>>Northwind
 
passwordothers
>>>Trusted_Connection=Yes
 
connection stringname
connect database#Northwind_conn_strgNorthwind_conn
 
name
use databaseNorthwind_conn
 
commandresult
execute sqlselect ContactName from Customers where CustomerID='ABOUT'contactname_ds
  • This action is generally invoked as part of a sequence of actions to allow the test to access a data source. (See Testing with databases for more information)
  • This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of the argument, or the argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

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