isql sends Transact-SQL commands to Adaptive Server, formatting the results and printing them to standard output. There is no maximum size for an isql statement. For more information about using Transact-SQL, see the Transact-SQL User’s Guide.
To use Transact-SQL directly from the operating
system with the isql utility program, you must
have an account, or login, on Adaptive Server.
To execute a Transact-SQL command, type the default command terminator “go” on a new line.
For example:
isql Password: 1> use pubs2 2> go 1> select * 2> from authors 3> where city = "Oakland" 4> go
