ASA Database Administration Guide
Connecting to a Database
To use Sybase Central or Interactive SQL for managing your database, you must first connect to it. In the Connect dialog, you tell Sybase Central or Interactive SQL what database you want to connect to, where it is located, and how you want to connect to it.
The connecting process depends on your situation. For example, if you have a server already running on your machine and this server contains only one database, all you have to do in the Connect dialog is provide a user ID and a password. Sybase Central or Interactive SQL then knows to connect immediately to the database on the running server.
If this running server has more than one database loaded on it, if it is not yet running, or if it is running on another machine, you need to provide more detailed information in the Connect dialog so that Sybase Central or Interactive SQL knows which database to connect to.
This section describes how to access the Connect dialog in Sybase Central and Interactive SQL.
For more information about connection examples, including examples for Sybase Central and Interactive SQL, see Simple connection examples.
Opening the Connect dialog
Specifying a driver for your connection
Working with the Connect dialog