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Checking columns in SQL, comparing user input and sizes.

I'm writing a KSH shell script that's using SQL though DB2.

If I have a table defined and populated
Code:
db2 "create table tb(num int,letter char(4))"
db2 "insert into tb values(111,a)
db2 "insert into tb values(112,b)
db2 "insert into tb values(111,c)

How can I check if a letter user input in my shell script matches a particular number?
So
Code:
echo "enter ltr"
read ltr
db2 "select letter from tb where number = 111"
if [ltr =  ...   '* how do i check if the letter the user input is one of those that matches for 111?

Also, how can I figure out the biggest number value in the table and insert it into a variable in the shell script?
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SYNOPSIS
resource db2_special_columns (resource $connection, string $qualifier, string $schema, string $table_name, int $scope) DESCRIPTION
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o $connection - A valid connection to an IBM DB2, Cloudscape, or Apache Derby database. o $qualifier - A qualifier for DB2 databases running on OS/390 or z/OS servers. For other databases, pass NULL or an empty string. o $schema - The schema which contains the tables. o $table_name - The name of the table. o $scope - Integer value representing the minimum duration for which the unique row identifier is valid. This can be one of the following values: +--------------+--------------------------------------+---+ |Integer value | | | | | | | | | SQL constant | | | | | | | | Description | | | | | | +--------------+--------------------------------------+---+ | 0 | | | | | | | | | SQL_SCOPE_CURROW | | | | | | | | Row identifier is valid only while | | | | the cursor is positioned on the row. | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | SQL_SCOPE_TRANSACTION | | | | | | | | Row identifier is valid for the | | | | duration of the transaction. | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | SQL_SCOPE_SESSION | | | | | | | | Row identifier is valid for the | | | | duration of the connection. | | | | | | +--------------+--------------------------------------+---+ RETURN VALUES
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