Structured Query Language (SQL) common code data
File type: Various data file
An sqc file extension identifies a Structured Query Language (SQL) common code file used with SQL Anywhere and Oracle Database.
An sqc file contains common SQL code data.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 30, 2026
The sqc file is associated with the Structured Query Language (SQL), and is used for common code with SQL Anywhere and Oracle Database.
The sqc file normally contains human-readable SQL source code and may contain SQL statements processed as part of an application build. It is source code rather than a database containing the application's stored data.
SQL lets users access, define, and manipulate data in relational database management systems such as Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, and Access. The SQC format is tied to SQL development and preprocessing rather than being a general-purpose SQL data-exchange format.
SQL Anywhere, a relational database management system from SAP, supports this workflow on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS or Mac OS X, and Linux/Unix. SQC files may still be found in existing or maintained SQL Anywhere projects.
Open an sqc file in a text editor to inspect its source. To use it in an application, process it with the SQL Anywhere embedded SQL preprocessor and then build the resulting source with the appropriate development tools.
SQL Anywhere for Microsoft Windows, SQL Anywhere for Apple macOS or Mac OS X, and SQL Anywhere for Linux/Unix can work with SQC source files. The file is not normally opened as a standalone database in a database viewer.
An SQC file does not have a meaningful general-purpose file conversion. It is source code, so it can be edited or migrated manually to another SQL or application-development environment.
SQL Anywhere can preprocess the file as part of an application build, but that produces build input or application code rather than a converted SQC data file.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sqc files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
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