--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...>
wrote:

> At 03:06 PM 12/12/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi
> >i have start the isql on my root-server (Suse 8.1, Firebird 1.5

RC7)

> >then i make a SQL-Statement:
> >SQL> update dbalias set host = 'localhost:';
> >
> >and that is all!
> >
> >I cannot stop isql (quit;)
> >i became not the SQL>
> >
> >
> >How i can stop the isql (return to bash)
> >without reboot?
>
> either
> SQL>commit;
> SQL>quit;
>
> or
> SQL>exit; (the equivalent of commit plus quit)
>
> Still, quit is supposed to roll back the transaction...it

shouldn't be

> preventing you from exiting.
>
> In case I misunderstood you and what you really want is to get out

to a

> shell temporarily:
>
> SQL>shell;
>
> Work in the shell, then enter 'exit' to come back into the isql

shell.

>
> /h
>

Oh, i think you misunderstand me.

I input the statement with ; and Enter
SQL> update dbalias set host = 'localhost:';

then i must normaly see that:

SQL>

but i cannot see that.
it is the same when i not insert the ; but i have
so all following inputs have no funktion
when i input quit; isql do nothing.
How i can stop isql ???
Sorry my english!