Using isql Interactively

You can use isql interactively for simple operations.

1. If necessary, start the Replication Server.
2. Log in to the Replication Server using the following command:

   isql -Uuser_name -Ppassword -Sserver_name

   Specify the name of the Replication Server using the -S flag.

   If your login is accepted, isql displays a prompt:

   1>
3. Enter the RCL command you want to execute.

   When you press the Return key at the end of a line, isql increases the line number. Some commands require more than one line.

4. To execute the command, enter “go” (on a line by itself, with no blanks) and press Return.

   To cancel the command, enter “reset” and press Return. The prompt’s line number is reset to 1.

   Some RCL commands display immediate results. Others execute asynchronously, that is, they return a system prompt without necessarily having completed the desired action and report only syntax errors.

5. To exit isql, enter “quit” at the beginning of a line.