Re: Informix vs. Sybase vs. Oracle vs. (gasp) MS SQL Server
From: Daniel James <djames_at_statsci.com>
Date: 1997/04/15
Message-ID: <5j0ks3$k04_at_cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>#1/1
Date: 1997/04/15
Message-ID: <5j0ks3$k04_at_cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>#1/1
Peter sylvester wrote:
> A minor correction is required here. When you run Informix
> isql/dbaccess with a dash "-" parameter, it drops the full screen
> interface and gives you a prompt, very similar to Sybase isql.
Likewise, isql takes standard input...
$ echo "select * from table" | isql database
[some stuff returned]
$
(or for interactive)
$ cat | isql database
select * from table;
[some stuff returned]
^D
$
I almost never use the full screen interface.
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