Use the FORWARD TO statement to send one or more statements to the remote server in its native syntax. This statement can be used in two ways:
To send a statement to a remote server.
To place SAP Sybase IQ into passthrough mode for sending a series of statements to a remote server.
The FORWARD TO statement can be used to verify that a server is configured correctly. If you send a statement to the remote server and SAP Sybase IQ does not return an error message, the remote server is configured correctly.
The FORWARD TO statement cannot be used within procedures or batches.
If a connection cannot be made to the specified server, a message is returned to the user. If a connection is made, any results are converted into a form that can be recognized by the client program.
The following statement verifies connectivity to the server named RemoteASE by selecting the version string:
FORWARD TO RemoteASE {SELECT @@version};
The following statements show a passthrough session with the server named RemoteASE:
FORWARD TO RemoteASE;
SELECT * FROM titles;
SELECT * FROM authors;
FORWARD TO;