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SQL programmingYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of the SQL language to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
Guide to SQL: SyntaxThe HCL OneDB™ Guide to SQL: Syntax describes the syntax of the statements, data types, expressions, operators, and built-in functions of the HCL OneDB™ dialect of the SQL language.
SQL statementsThis chapter describes the syntax and semantics of SQL statements that are recognized by HCL OneDB™.
REVOKE statementUse the REVOKE statement to cancel access privileges or roles that are held by users, by roles, or by PUBLIC, or to cancel user security labels or exemptions from the rules of security policies.
The AS ClauseWithout the AS clause, the user who executes the REVOKE statement must be the grantor of the privilege that is being revoked. The DBA or the owner of the object can use the AS clause to specify another user (who must be the grantor of the privilege) as the revoker of the privileges.

The AS Clause

Without the AS clause, the user who executes the REVOKE statement must be the grantor of the privilege that is being revoked. The DBA or the owner of the object can use the AS clause to specify another user (who must be the grantor of the privilege) as the revoker of the privileges.

For example, if user falstaff is the owner of table CONS_table, and has granted

The AS clause provides the only mechanism by which discretionary access privileges can be revoked on a database object whose owner is an authorization identifier, such as informix, that is not also a valid user account known to the operating system.

For contexts where the AS revoker clause is required, rather than optional, see Revoking the Execute privilege from PUBLIC.

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