# Running sql script from Ignition

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**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-sql-script-from-ignition/78478 "2023-08-28T20:04:02Z")\
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JDBC doesn't officially support SQL **scripts**. Just **statements**. Some JDBC drivers implement some SQL scripting syntax, but you are kind of on your own. If you really need to run a script in your DB, use a stored procedure. An SP can be called with a single statement.

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