ASA Getting Started
Using Interactive SQL
Interactive SQL is a utility for sending SQL statements to the database server. You can use it for the following purposes:
Browsing the information in a database.
Trying out SQL statements that you plan to include in an application.
Loading data into a database and carrying out administrative tasks.
In addition, Interactive SQL can run command files or script files. For example, you can build repeatable scripts to run against a database and then use Interactive SQL to execute these scripts in a batch fashion.