Invoking ISQL

You invoke ISQL by issuing the following command:

   : RUN ISQL.PUB.SYS

You can also invoke ISQL by using the ISQL UDC:

   : ISQL [ProfileFileName] [,SynonymFileName]

The profile and synonym files are described further under "Using ISQL Files and Buffers." ISQL displays a banner followed by an input prompt.

		 IIIIIIII    SSSSSSSS     QQQQQQQ      LL

		    II      SS           QQ     QQ     LL

		    II      SS           QQ     QQ     LL

		    II        SSSSSS     QQ     QQ     LL

		    II              SS   QQ     QQ     LL

		    II              SS   QQ     QQ     LL

		 IIIIIIII    SSSSSSS       QQQQQQ QQ   LLLLLLLLL



     	        	 MON, JAN 13, 1992,  9:55 AM

   HP36216-02A.F0.00     Interactive SQL/3000     ALLBASE/SQL

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   1989,1990,1991,1992. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.



   isql=>

ISQL interacts with several files each time it is invoked:

The profile and synonym files are discussed later in this chapter under "Using ISQL Files and Buffers." The message file contains ISQL and other ALLBASE/SQL messages.

The welcome file contains the ISQL banner and prompt to be displayed when ISQL is invoked, as shown above. The ISQL prompt is defined on the the first line of the welcome file, although you can override this prompt with a SET PROMPT command submitted either from a profile file or interactively.