executeupdate-method-java-lang-string-int.md

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executeUpdate Method (java.lang.String, int)	executeUpdate Method (java.lang.String, int)	David-Engel	v-davidengel	01/19/2017	sql	connectivity	reference	sqljdbc.jar	SQLServerStatement.executeUpdate (java.lang.String, int)	Assembly

executeUpdate Method (java.lang.String, int)

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Runs the given SQL statement and signals the [!INCLUDEjdbcNoVersion] with the given flag about whether the auto-generated keys that are produced by this SQLServerStatement object should be made available for retrieval.

Syntax

  
public final int executeUpdate(java.lang.String sql,  
                               int flag)  

Parameters

sql

A String that contains an SQL statement.

flag

An int value that indicates if auto-generated keys should be made available. It must be one of the following constants:

RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS

NO_GENERATED_KEYS

Return Value

An int that indicates the number of rows affected, or 0 if using a DDL statement.

Exceptions

SQLServerException

Remarks

This executeUpdate method is specified by the executeUpdate method in the java.sql.Statement interface.

If executing a stored procedure results in an update count that is greater than one, or that generates more than one result set, use the execute method to execute the stored procedure.

See Also

executeUpdate Method (SQLServerStatement)
SQLServerStatement Members
SQLServerStatement Class