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SQL Advantage User's Guide

About This Book

About This Book

Audience

This SQL Advantage User's Guide gives detailed procedures for starting, stopping, and using SQL AdvantageŽ. It is designed for Sybase SQL Serverä administrators, system architects, application developers, and users performing ad hoc queries on databases, all of whom may have varying levels of familiarity with Transact-SQLŽ and SQL Server.

How to Use This Book

This SQL Advantage User's Guide includes the following:

Chapter 1, "Introduction," which gives an overview of SQL Advantage.

Chapter 2, "Using SQL Advantage," which describes how to start and stop SQL Advantage and gives detailed procedures for using SQL Advantage.

Appendix A, "Command Line Parameters," which provides brief descriptions of SQL Advantage command line parameters.

Appendix B, "Error Messages," which describes significant SQL Advantage error messages, and what to do when you encounter them.

Related Documents

Other manuals that you may find useful are:

• Transact-SQL User's Guide, which is a complete guide to Transact-SQL.
• Open Client/Server Supplement, which contains detailed information on all isql command line parameters.
• SQL Server Reference Manual, which contains detailed information on all of the commands and system procedures discussed in this manual.
• System Administration Guide, which contains in-depth information about SQL Server administration issues.
• Microsoft Windows User's and Reference Guides.

Other Sources of Information

Sybase offers system and database administration classes called "Fast Track to SQL Server," "SQL Server Administration," and "Advanced SQL Server Administration." For details, contact:

Mail: Education Registrars

Sybase Professional Services

77 South Bedford Street

Burlington, MA 01803

Phone: (800) 8-SYBASE or (617) 564-6970

Fax: (800) 792-2733 or (617) 564-6960

Email: registrar@sybase.com

Conventions

Style Conventions

In this user's guide, the following typefaces and fonts have special significance:

Table 1: Style conventions

Example	Used For
parameter	Command keywords, terms that are being defined, and emphasized text
sql.ini	Filenames, variable names, and book titles
ssm	Values that you type exactly as shown

Privileges

Some activities in SQL Advantage are restricted to users with specific Sybase roles or assignments, such as System Administrator (sa) or Database Owner (dbo). Some activities, such as using syntax pick lists, are dependent upon the type of SQL Server to which you are connected. When an activity has such a restriction, it is clearly indicated at the beginning of the activity.

Mouse Buttons

Although not absolutely necessary, a pointing device such as a mouse makes SQL Advantage much easier to use.

This user's guide refers to mouse buttons as the left and right buttons, assuming the mouse has two buttons and is configured for right-hand use. On a mouse configured for left-hand use, the positions are reversed.

Screen Images

SQL Advantage runs on Windows NT 3.51, and Windows 95. In each environment, windows and dialog boxes have a somewhat different look, although their contents are identical. For consistency, this guide displays screen images of SQL Advantage running on a single platform, Windows NT 3.51.

If You Need Help

You can get help for using SQL Advantage from the printed documentation, online help, or your Technical Support Center.