dbisql is a Java-based application. In this book, Interactive SQL always refers to Interactive SQL Java . dbisql has several advantages over the older Windows-based Interactive SQL Classic application (dbisqlc):
Find server capability – the Connect window features a Find button beside the Server Name box on the Database tab. This allows you to browse and select the server name. If your server is remote, select Search network for database servers, which, by default, is unselected.
Mouse buttons on UNIX – you can select items from the dbisql menus using the mouse buttons.
Cut and paste capability – available from both the main menu Edit item and a menu that appears when you select and right-click text in the SQL Statements window.
To start dbisql, type dbisql at a UNIX command prompt, or choose Programs > Sybase > Sybase IQ 15.1 > Interactive SQL Java on Windows.
For backward compatibility, Sybase IQ still includes Interactive SQL Classic (dbisqlc) if you need a feature not yet implemented in Interactive SQL Java. See “The Interactive SQL Classic (dbisqlc) utility” for dbisqlc syntax.
To start Interactive SQL Classic, enter dbisqlc at a UNIX command prompt, or choose Programs > Sybase > Sybase IQ 15.1 > Interactive SQL Classic on Windows.
