Loading Data

Use Interactive SQL or Sybase Central to load your tables.

Interactive SQL

To load a table with Interactive SQL, use:
  • INSERT FROM SELECT loads information from a database or attached database.

  • INSERT VALUES inserts data manually into specified table columns.

  • LOAD inserts ASCII and binary data from files as well as data from backups and upgrades.

Syntax and examples for the INSERT and LOAD commands are in Reference: Statements and Options.

Sybase Central

To add a row to a table using Sybase Central:
  • In Folder view, open the Tables folder, click the table you want to update, then click the Data tab in the right pane. Right-click a row, and choose Add.

  • In Tasks view, double-click the Tables folder, choose the table you want to update, then click the Data tab. Right-click a row, and choose Add.