Connecting to the sample database (Interactive SQL)

Start Interactive SQL and connect to the sample database by using a command prompt.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this task.

Context and remarks

Many of the examples throughout the documentation use the SQL Anywhere sample database. You can connect to this database and explore SQL Anywhere.

Run the following command to start Interactive SQL and connect to the sample database:
dbisql -c "UID=DBA;PWD=sql;DBF=%SQLANYSAMP16%\demo.db;"

Results

Interactive SQL starts and connects to the sample database.