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# Execute SQL query
Executes an arbitrary SQL query
`Function ExecuteSQLQuery(Val QueryText, Val Parameters = "", Val ForceResult = False, Val Connection = "") Export`
| Parameter | CLI option | Type | Required | Description |
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| QueryText | --sql | String | ✔ | Database query text |
| Parameters | --params | Array Of Arbitrary | ✖ | Array of positional parameters of the request |
| ForceResult | --force | Boolean | ✖ | Includes an attempt to retrieve the result, even for nonSELECT queries |
| Connection | --dbc | String, Arbitrary | ✖ | Connection or connection string |
Returns: Structure Of KeyAndValue - Result of query execution
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Available parameter types: String, Number, Date, Boolean, BinaryData. Binary data can also be passed as a `{'blob':File path}` structure. Binary data (BLOB) values are returned as `{'blob':Base64 string}`
Without specifying the `ForcifyResult` flag, result data is returned only for queries beginning with `SELECT` keyword For other queries, `result:true` or `false` with error text is returned
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