SQL is the most commonly used language for relational database management systems. Therefore, SQL controls the data structures in Vantage and the commands for manipulating them. All applications, including those written in a client language with embedded SQL, macros, and ad hoc SQL queries, are written and executed using the same instructions and syntax. In Vantage, you use one language to define, query, and update your data.
Other database management systems use different languages for data definition and data manipulation and may not permit ad hoc queries of the database.