Sybase IQ includes a set of applications to help you manage databases. These applications can run either on the same machine as your IQ database server, or can run across a network against a network server.
The particular Sybase IQ components you have installed depend on which operating system you use, what choices you made when installing the software, and whether you installed Sybase IQ as part of another product.
Not all components are available on all operating systems. See your Sybase IQ Installation and Configuration Guide for a list of components on your platform.
These utilities are:
Sybase Central
An application for managing Sybase databases. It helps you manage database objects and perform common administrative tasks such as creating databases, creating multiplexes, adding users, and adding tables. Tutorials and procedures in this book use Sybase Central.
DBISQL
Interactive SQL (DBISQL) is an application that lets you type a SQL statement and send it to a database. Because interactions with databases use SQL statements, you can carry out any database operation from DBISQL. For more information about Interactive SQL, see the Sybase IQ Utility Guide.
Command-line utilities
A set of command-line utilities is provided for carrying out administrative tasks, such as backing up a database. Command-line utilities can be included in batch files for repeated use. For more information about command-line utilities, see the Sybase IQ Utility Guide.
