### Add SQL Anywhere Tables

This dialog allows you to add SQL Anywhere layers (tables with a geometry column) to the QGIS map canvas.

Connections
Adding Layers
Filtering a Layer
Search options

#### Connections

- Choose the connection to use from the drop-down box and click Connect.
- If there are no connections, use the New button to create a connection.
- To modify or delete the selected connection, click the Edit or Delete buttons, respectively.

#### Adding Layers

To add a layer:

1. Choose the desired connection from the drop-down box.
2. Click Connect, which will populate the list of layers from the database. Options that affect how this list is populated are described in the help for the new connection dialogue box.

3. Find the layer you want to add in the list and click on it to select it.
4. You can select additional layers by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking.
5. Click Add to add the layer(s) to the map.

#### Filtering a Layer

To filter a layer before adding it to the map, either double click on its name or select it and click the Build query button. This will open the Query Builder, allowing you to build up a SQL statement to use in filtering the records.

#### Search options

Ticking Search options enables additional options for searching in different column types and using 2 search modes: Wildcard or RegExp.