If you are running on windows the msi installer for datastax community edition will install everything you need and add appropriate entries to your start menu for running the cql shell or the normal cli shell.
You can get the installer here: http://www.datastax.com/download/community That might make things a bit easier for you. On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Maki Watanabe <watanabe.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > cqlsh is a python script. > You need python, and cql driver for python. > > maki > > 2012/3/28 puneet loya <puneetl...@gmail.com>: >> i know cqlsh is in the bin directory .. how to run it on Windows? it is not >> a batch file that can be run directly? >> >> Should we use python to execute it?? >> >> plz show a way :) >> >> Reply >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Maki Watanabe <watanabe.m...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> You can find it in the bin directory of the binary distribution. >>> >>> maki >>> >>> >>> 2012/3/27 puneet loya <puneetl...@gmail.com>: >>> > How do i use the cqlsh comand line utility?? >>> > >>> > I m using cassandra 1.0.8.. Does cqlsh command line utility comes with >>> > the >>> > download of cassandra 1.0.8 or we have to do it separately. >>> > >>> > Suggest a way to go further >>> > >>> > plz reply :) >> >>