Notes on Command Input - Basic Teradata Query

Basic Teradata Query Reference

Product
Basic Teradata Query
Release Number
16.20
Published
October 2018
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2020-02-20
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

Online help includes the following information describing how BTEQ differentiates BTEQ commands from SQL requests:

  • BTEQ commands must be preceded by a dot (.) character.
  • BTEQ commands can end with a semicolon (;).
  • Commands that do not start with a dot are processed as Teradata SQL queries, and are submitted to the Teradata Database.