InterSystems IRIS Shells

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Julio Esquerdo · Nov 21 1m read

#MDX #ObjectScript #Python #SQL #Terminal #InterSystems IRIS

Hi,

When we open a terminal in IRIS, we are entering the ObjectScript shell. Within this shell, we can execute IRIS commands, such as:

In other words, the ObjectScript command is executed in the current shell. But it's always good to remember that IRIS has other shells

SQL
Python
TSQL
MDX

One very interesting aspect is shortcuts. We can access these shells through their calls or via shortcuts, as shown in the table below:

Shell	Call	Shortcut
SQL	Do $SYSTEM.SQL.Shell()	:sql
Python	Do $SYSTEM.Python.Shell	:py
TSQL	Do $SYSTEM.SQL.TSQLShell()	:tsql
MDX	Do ##CLASS(%DeepSee.Utils).%Shell()	:mdx

Just like that:

Shell Python:

Shell SQL:

Shell TSQL:

Shell MDX:

These shells are extremely useful for running commands and tests. Having these shortcuts at hand saves a lot of time and they are very helpful when developing.

The documentation link
https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls?KEY=GCLI_shells provides a detailed look at these shells and their features. They have several interesting features that are worth exploring.

Til next time!!

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