Command-line isql Tool
From InterBase
Go Up to Interactive Query
Command-line isql
is a utility for processing SQL data definition (DDL) and data manipulation (DML) statements from interactive input or from a source file. It enables you to create and view metadata, add and modify data, grant user permissions, test queries, and perform database administration tasks.
For a description of the standard SQL commands available in isql
, see the Language Reference Guide. For a description of special isql
commands, see isql Command Reference.
You can use isql
in the following ways:
- Interactively to process SQL statements, by entering statements at the
isql
prompt - Noninteractively to process SQL statements in a file
Topics
- Invoking isql
- Setting isql Client Dialect
- Transaction Behavior in isql
- Extracting Metadata Using isql
- isql Commands
- Error Handling in isql