admin echo

Returns the string entered by the user.

Syntax

admin echo, character_string [, with_log]

Parameters

character_string – The character string entered by the user.
with_log – Writes the string entered by the user to the Replication Server log.

Examples

Example 1 – The Replication Server returns “hello”, the character string entered by the user.
```
admin echo, hello
```
```
echo
-----
hello
```
Example 2 – The Replication Server returns “Hello world!” and writes “Hello world!” to the Replication Server log.
```
admin echo, 'Hello world!', with_log
```
```
echo
------------ 
Hello world!
```

Usage

Use admin echo to determine if the local Replication Server is running.
This command does not function as a network echo. If you do not enter an argument, nothing is returned.

Permissions

Any user may execute this command.

Created December 12, 2011. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com