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Starting the SQL Anywhere Console utility

To start the SQL Anywhere Console utility (command prompt)

• Execute a dbconsole command from a command prompt.

  If you omit the -c option, which specifies the connection parameters for the database, or if you supply insufficient connection parameters, the Connect dialog appears, where you can enter connection information for the database.

  For information about the supported options, see SQL Anywhere Console utility (dbconsole).

  The following command starts Interactive SQL and connects to the sample database:

  dbconsole -c "UID=DBA;PWD=sql;DSN=SQL Anywhere 10 Demo"

The following steps can be used if you are using a version of Linux that supports the Linux Desktop icons and if you chose to install them when you installed SQL Anywhere 10.

To start the SQL Anywhere Console utility (Linux Desktop icons)

1. Open the SQL Anywhere 10 folder on your desktop.

2. Double-click DBConsole.

   The SQL Anywhere Console utility opens, and the Connect dialog appears.

3. Enter the connection information for your database in the Connect dialog.

Note The following steps assume that you have already sourced the SQL Anywhere utilities. See Setting environment variables on Unix and Mac OS X.

To start the SQL Anywhere Console utility (Unix command line)

1. In a terminal session, enter the following command:

   dbconsole

   The SQL Anywhere Console utility opens, and the Connect dialog appears.

2. Enter the connection information for your database in the Connect dialog.