There are two methods for executing an SQL statement: executeSQLQuery() and executeSQLUpdate().
▪ The executeSQLQuery() method executes an SQL statement that returns a single result set, and also updates the operation context with the result set. It takes the literal SQL statement, an output formatter name, and a context instance as its arguments.
▪ The executeSQLUpdate() method executes an SQL INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement. It takes a literal SQL statement and returns the row count (the number of affected rows).