Getting Started

• Getting Familiar with the GUI

You can start SwisSQL Console in anyone of the following ways:

If you are using Windows version then

• Click on the SwisSQL Console link icon ( You must have checked the option of having a quick link in the desktop in the final screen during installation - Refer InstallShield Wizard Complete)
• You can invoke the product from windows menu Start - > Programs
• Double click on the runSwisSQLConsole.bat file under <InstallDir>/SwisSQL/Console5.5/ folder
• Double click on the runSwisSQLConsole.bat file under <InstallDir>/SwisSQL/Console5.5/bin folder

If you are using Linux version then

• Execute runSwisSQLConsole.sh file under <InstallDir>/SwisSQL/Console5.5/ folder
• Execute runSwisSQLConsole.sh file under <InstallDir>/SwisSQL/Console5.5/bin folder

Getting Familiar with the GUI

SwisSQL Console sports a simple and effective UI. The product snapshot given below briefs the various features and options available.

SwisSQL Console GUI is segmented in 3 parts which are illustrated below:

• Type SQL Area: You need to type the SQL that needs to be converted. Once typed, you can use the Convert option (in the menu or toolbar) to convert the SQL into different database SQL dialects. The converted SQL will be displayed in the "Converted SQL" area. You could also load SQL script files for conversion. Note that multiple SQL statements are to be seperated by semi-colon (;) for conversion.
  
  
• Converted SQL Area: All the converted SQLs will be displayed on the respective database Tab. For example clicking on ANSI SQL tab will show the ANSI equivalent of the typed (or input) SQL.
  
  

• Result Set Area: The converted SQLs can be tested by executing it in the destination database. The results of an SQL execution will be shown in Result Set area.

Use the SwisSQL Console GUI to type in a database specific SQL and convert the SQL into another relational database's SQL dialect. The converted SQL can be tested for accuracy from within the SwisSQL Console tool itself. The SwisSQL Console helps users who want to migrate their application from one database to another. It also would be immensely helpful to Database Administrators who are working with multiple databases and not familar with all the database specific SQL dialects. The SwisSQL Console application is also a good way to learn different SQL dialects.

Note : In the evaluation version you will be able to migrate upto 50 SQL queries and some of the featues will be disabled. To enable the unlimited query migration and have full feature in SwisSQL Console, you need to obtain a license key from ZOHO Corporation after paying the required license fee. Contact sales@swissql.com for pricing and licensing details for SwisSQL Console 5.5 or by clicking the Buy Now link from the link http://www.swissql.com/products/sql-translator/sql-converter.html.