ABS function ABSTIME function (PostgreSQL) ABSVAL function (DB2) ACOS function DB2 MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL SQL Server ADD_MONTHS function (Oracle) ADDDATE function (MySQL) addition (+) arithmetic operator ADO.NET beginning transactions bound parameters closing connection committing transactions database connection database program example DataReader methods Get error handling executing statements parameter object types retrieving data rolling back transactions AGE function (PostgreSQL) aggregate functions ALL operator 2nd keywords platform differences platform support for programming tips quick reference rules SQL2003 syntax ALTER DATABASE statement [See CREATE/ALTER DATABASE statements] ALTER DOMAIN statement, quick reference ALTER FUNCTION statement [See CREATE/ALTER FUNCTION/PROCEDURE statements] ALTER INDEX statement [See CREATE/ALTER INDEX statements] ALTER METHOD statement [See CREATE/ALTER METHOD statements] ALTER PROCEDURE statement [See CREATE/ALTER FUNCTION/PROCEDURE statements] ALTER TABLE statement [See CREATE/ALTER TABLE statements] ALTER TRIGGER statement [See CREATE/ALTER TRIGGER statements] ALTER TYPE statement [See CREATE/ALTER TYPE statements] ALTER VIEW statement [See CREATE/ALTER VIEW statements] AND operator ANSI standard AnsiString parameter object type (ADO.NET) AnsiStringFixedLength parameter object type (ADO.NET) ANY operator 2nd keywords platform differences platform support for programming tips quick reference rules SQL2003 syntax APP_NAME function SQL Server AREA function (PostgreSQL) arithmetic operators 2nd AS keyword and assignment operator ASCII function DB2 MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL SQL Server ASCIISTR function (Oracle) ASIN function DB2 MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL SQL Server assignment (=) operator assignment operators ATAN function DB2 MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL SQL Server ATAN2 function DB2 MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL ATANH function (DB2) ATN2 function (SQL Server) AuthorizationID AVG function 2nd
