Sybase Central is the primary tool for working with database objects on windowing systems. You can use Sybase Central to manage servers, databases, and dbspaces. It lets you create, modify, and delete all kinds of database objects, including tables, procedures, views, indexes, users, and groups. To use Sybase Central on multiplex servers, see Using Sybase IQ Multiplex.
This chapter is concerned with the SQL statements for working with database objects. If you use Sybase Central, these SQL statements are generated for you. The primary source of information about Sybase Central is the Sybase Central online help. This chapter gives only brief pointers for tasks that you can carry out using Sybase Central.
For an introduction to using Sybase Central, see Chapter 4, “Managing Databases” in Introduction to Sybase IQ.
