The Prepare command prepares an SQL statement for execution.

$\mathrm{with}\left({\mathrm{Database}}_{\mathrm{SQLite}}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{db}≔{\mathrm{FileTools}}_{\mathrm{JoinPath}}\left(\left[\mathrm{kernelopts}\left(\'\mathrm{datadir}\'\right)\,''SQLite''\,''G20-Population.db''\right]\right)\:$

$\mathrm{connection}≔\mathrm{Open}\left(\mathrm{db}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{stmt}≔\mathrm{Prepare}\left(\mathrm{connection}\,''SELECT\; *\; FROM\; population''\right)$

$\mathrm{stmt}≔''SQLite\; statement'',''SELECT\; *\; FROM\; population''$

$\mathrm{FetchAll}\left(\mathrm{stmt}\right)$

$\mathrm{Finalize}\left(\mathrm{stmt}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{Close}\left(\mathrm{connection}\right)\:$

The Database[SQLite][Prepare] command was introduced in Maple 18.

For more information on Maple 18 changes, see Updates in Maple 18.