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<refentry id="SQL-RESET">
 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle id="SQL-RESET-TITLE">
   RESET
  </refentrytitle>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>
   RESET
  </refname>
  <refpurpose>
   Restores run-time parameters for session to default values
  </refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsynopsisdiv>
  <refsynopsisdivinfo>
   <date>1999-07-20</date>
  </refsynopsisdivinfo>
  <synopsis>
RESET <replaceable class="PARAMETER">variable</replaceable>
  </synopsis>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-RESET-1">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-24</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Inputs
   </title>
   <para>		
    <variablelist>
     <varlistentry>
      <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">variable</replaceable></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
	Refer to
	<xref linkend="sql-set-title" endterm="sql-set-title">
	for more information on available variables.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect2>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-RESET-2">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-24</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Outputs
   </title>
   <para>

    <variablelist>
     <varlistentry>
      <term><computeroutput>
RESET VARIABLE
       </computeroutput></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
	Message returned if 
	<replaceable class="PARAMETER">variable</replaceable> is successfully reset
	to its default value.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsynopsisdiv>
  
 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-RESET-1">
  <refsect1info>
   <date>1998-09-24</date>
  </refsect1info>
  <title>
   Description
  </title>
  <para>
   <command>RESET</command> restores variables to their
   default values.
   Refer to
   <xref linkend="sql-set-title" endterm="sql-set-title">
   for details on allowed values and defaults.
   <command>RESET</command> is an alternate form for

   <synopsis>
SET <replaceable class="parameter">variable</replaceable> = DEFAULT
   </synopsis>
  </para>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-RESET-3">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-24</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Notes
   </title>

   <para>
    See also
    <xref linkend="sql-set-title" endterm="sql-set-title"> and
    <xref linkend="sql-show-title" endterm="sql-show-title">
    to manipulate variable values.
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsect1>
  
 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-RESET-2">
  <title>
   Usage
  </title>
  <para>
   Set DateStyle to its default value:

   <programlisting>
RESET DateStyle;
   </programlisting>
  </para>

  <para>
   Set Geqo to its default value:

   <programlisting>   
RESET GEQO;
   </programlisting>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-RESET-3">
  <title>
   Compatibility
  </title>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-RESET-4">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-24</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    SQL92
   </title>
   <para>
    There is no <command>RESET</command> in <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsect1>
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