ASA Getting Started
Adaptive Server Anywhere Quick Start
In this section you start Sybase Central, the graphical database administration tool. These instructions assume that you have carried out the instructions in Step 1: Start the Adaptive Server Anywhere database server.
To start Sybase Central and connect to the sample database (Windows)
Choose Start
Connect to the sample database.
Choose Tools
If you are prompted to choose a plug-in, choose Adaptive Server Anywhere 9 from the list of plug-ins and then click OK.
On the Database tab, enter the Server name asademo9. This identifies the database server you started in the previous section.
On the Identification tab, enter the user ID DBA and the password SQL.
Click OK to connect.
To start Sybase Central and connect to the sample database (Command line)
At a command prompt, type the following command:
scjview
The main Sybase Central window appears.
Connect to the sample database.
Choose Tools
If you are prompted to choose a plug-in, choose Adaptive Server Anywhere 9 from the list of plug-ins and then click OK.
On the Database tab, enter the Server name asademo9. This identifies the database server you started in the previous section.
On the Identification tab, enter the user ID DBA and the password SQL.
Click OK to connect.
You can now explore the tables and other objects in the sample database.
With Sybase Central you can carry out many database administration tasks, including creating databases, backing up databases, creating tables and other database objects, and modifying data in database tables.
For a tour of Sybase Central, see Tutorial: Managing Databases with Sybase Central.