Using DB-Access

You can use the DB–Access user interface to:

• Run statements interactively, discarding them after you achieve the desired results, or saving them in a file for repetitive execution.
• Type statements directly in the DB–Access text-entry screen or your preferred text editor.
• Start DB–Access in menu mode and select options from the menus.

Figure 1 illustrates the top two levels of the DB–Access menu hierarchy. The view of available options summarizes the types of database tasks that you can accomplish with DB–Access.

Figure 1. The DB-Access Menu Hierarchy

For detailed submenu instructions, see the following chapters.

Option

Instructions

Query-language

The Query-language Option

Database

The Database Option

Table

The Table Option

Session

The Connection and Session Options

Connection

The Connection and Session Options