IBM DB2 Manual page 15

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v With the exception of XPath keywords, keywords appear in uppercase (for
example, FROM). Keywords must be spelled exactly as shown. XPath keywords
are defined as lowercase names, and must be spelled exactly as shown. Variables
appear in all lowercase letters (for example, column-name). They represent
user-supplied names or values.
v If punctuation marks, parentheses, arithmetic operators, or other such symbols
are shown, you must enter them as part of the syntax.
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