ASA Database Administration Guide
  Running the Database Server
    Introduction

First steps

You can start a personal server running on a single database very simply. For example, you can start both a personal server and a database called test.db by typing the following command in the directory where test.db is located:

dbeng9 test

Where to specify commands 

You can specify commands in several ways, depending on your operating system. For example, you can:

• type the command at the command prompt.

• place the command in a shortcut or desktop icon.

• run the command in a batch file.

• include the command as a StartLine (START) connection parameter in a connection string.

  For more information, see StartLine connection parameter [START].

There are slight variations in the basic command from platform to platform. These are described in the following section.

You can also start a personal server using a database file name in a connection string. For more information, see Connecting to an embedded database.

Start the database server