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Database

db_execute()

Execute a database statement

Executes a SQL statement on a database without returning results. The connection is created, used, and automatically closed.

Usage

db_execute(query, connection_name, ...)

Arguments

query
SQL statement to execute
connection_name
Name of the connection in config.yml
...
Additional arguments passed to DBI::dbExecute

Value

Number of rows affected

Examples

if (FALSE) {
rows <- db_execute("DELETE FROM cache WHERE expired = TRUE", "my_db")
}