fkieselbach wrote:

> 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.

Perhaps the update takes too long since some other connection is
updating the same record, and you have to wait until it commits?

> 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.

I don't think it is the same. When you don't insert ; it just waits
until you do. But this way the update is "working" so you have to wait
for it to finish.

> How i can stop isql ???

Press Ctrl + C.

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