Introducing SQL Anywhere Studio
   Tutorial: Connecting to the Sample Database

Lesson 5: Shut down the database server

You can now shut down the database server you worked with in previous sections.

Shut down the database server running the sample database (Windows)

1. Shut down Interactive SQL.

   In the SQL Statements pane, type Exit and press F5 to execute the command.

2. Double-click the Adaptive Server Anywhere icon in the Windows task bar.

3. Click Shutdown.

Shut down the database server running the sample database (UNIX)

1. Shut down Interactive SQL.

   In the SQL Statements pane, type Exit and press Enter.

2. Press q in the console where you started the database server.

You should not generally shut down a database server while client applications are still connected. If you attempt to do so, a warning appears. If you ignore the warning and proceed, you lose any pending transactions.