Contents Index Lesson 1: Start Sybase Central Connect to the sample database from Sybase Central

Introducing SQL Anywhere Studio
   Tutorial: Managing Databases with Sybase Central
    Lesson 1: Start Sybase Central

Start Sybase Central


You can start Sybase Central either from the Windows Start menu or from a command prompt.

Start Sybase Central (Windows)

Start Sybase Central (Command prompt)

The Sybase Central main window appears:

The Sybase Central main window.

The Sybase Central main window is split into two vertically-aligned panes.

The left pane displays a hierarchical view of database objects or containers in a tree-like structure. A container is a database object that can hold other database objects, including other containers.

The right pane displays the contents of the container that is selected in the left pane. You can change the appearance of both panes in the Options dialog (accessed through the Tools menu).

Toolbar 

The main dialog's toolbar provides you with buttons for common commands. To display or hide the toolbar, choose View > Toolbar.

With the main toolbar, you can:

As an easy reminder of what these buttons do, you can hold your cursor over each button to see a popup description.

Status bar 

The status bar, which appears at the bottom of the main window, displays a brief summary of menu commands as you navigate through the menus. To display or hide the status bar, choose View > Status Bar.


Contents Index Lesson 1: Start Sybase Central Connect to the sample database from Sybase Central