New isql Argument to Improve Performance

Use the new --fast command line argument to speed retrieval of (large) datasets for column types that are numerals only.

The --fast argument includes all integer types supported by Sybase Adaptive Server® Enterprise and Open Client.

Note: The --fast argument does not affect datatypes string, date, time, and datetime.

The --fast option changes the format of the column output and is incompatible with the standard output. Standard isql output format is preserved. Also, if --fast is used, no line wrapping occurs, which means the default 80-column width is not preserved unless you include the -w flag with --fast.

This example wraps selected output on column 80:

isql -U sa -P --fast -w80

This example does not wrap:

isql -U sa -P --fast