When to Use the Single-Break Function | Basic Teradata Query - Single-Break - Basic Teradata Query

Basic Teradata® Query Reference - 20.00
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Lake
VMware
Product
Basic Teradata Query
Release Number
20.00
Published
October 2023
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en-US
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2025-04-02
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

The single-break function interrupts BTEQ while it processes a previous request. BTEQ displays:

BREAK Received. Input command:
For Windows BTEQ and BTEQWIN, users might need to wait for up to one minute after pressing CTRL+C before the BTEQ prompt BREAK Received. Input command: is displayed. BTEQ displays a message BREAK event detected. Please wait. when it is necessary to wait.