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() |






