Entering Commands

To enter commands in interactive mode, select one method:

Type the command and press Enter.
ESSCMD prompts you for each of the command parameters. For example, the SELECT command has two parameters, as shown in the command syntax:
```
SELECT "appName" "dbName";
```
If you enter only SELECT and press Enter, ESSCMD prompts you for the first parameter, the application name (appName). After you enter the application name and press Enter, ESSCMD prompts you for the database name (dbName).
Type the commands and all parameters, then press Enter.
Using SELECT as the example, you would type:
```
SELECT "Sample" "Basic";
```

Whichever method you use, the interactive prompt now reflects the application and database names. For example, the following prompt tells you that the Sample application and Basic database are selected:

local:Sample:Basic:User[1]->

In this case, you can enter other commands without the application or database name parameters that it normally requires.