User's Guide

Part III. Using SQL Anywhere

Chapter 29. Running Programs as Services

This section describes how you can start, stop, and pause services from Sybase Central.

Starting a SQL Anywhere service

To start a SQL Anywhere service:

1. In Sybase Central, open the Services folder.
2. Right-click the icon of the service you wish to start, and select Start from the popup menu

If you close Sybase Central, the SQL Anywhere service will not be stopped. If you log off the computer, the SQL Anywhere service keeps running.

Stopping a SQL Anywhere service

Stopping a SQL Anywhere service for an engine or server closes all connections to the database and unloads the database server. For other applications, the program is closed down.

To stop a SQL Anywhere service:

1. In Sybase Central, open the Services folder.
2. Right-click the icon of the service you wish to start, and select Stop from the popup menu

Pausing a SQL Anywhere service

Pausing a service prevents any further action being taken by the application, but does not shut the application down or, in the case of server services, close any client connections to the database. Most users will not need to pause their SQL Anywhere services.

To pause a SQL Anywhere service:

1. In Sybase Central, open the Services folder.
2. Right-click the icon of the service you wish to start, and select Pause from the popup menu