First Guide to SQL Anywhere Studio
PART 2. Getting Results with SQL Anywhere Studio
CHAPTER 5. Using Interactive SQL
Interactive SQL is a utility for sending SQL statements to the database server. You can use it for the following purposes:
Browsing the information in a database.
Trying out SQL statements that you plan to include in an application.
Loading data into a database, and carrying out other administrative tasks.
In addition, Interactive SQL can run command files. You can build repeatable scripts to run against a database and then use Interactive SQL to execute these scripts.
The way you start Interactive SQL depends on your operating system.
In Windows 95 or Windows NT, select Interactive SQL from the Adaptive Server Anywhere program group.
In OS/2 or Windows 3.1, double-click Interactive SQL in the Adaptive Server Anywhere program group.
To start Interactive SQL in UNIX type the following command at a system prompt:
dbisql
To start Interactive SQL on a NetWare machine, type the command:
load dbisql.nlm