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# execute

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/sql_iterator.rs#L110-L112)
pub async fn [execute](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/execute.md#method.execute)(\&self, sql: &[str](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.str.html)) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[i64](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.i64.html), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Runs an SQL statement (DML or DDL, say) and returns the number of records it affected. An empty `query_parameters` option is sent.


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