Start the MaxCompute client

This topic describes how to start the MaxCompute client. After the client is started, a MaxCompute project is connected.

Prerequisites

Before you use the MaxCompute client, make sure that you have completed the following operations:

You can start the MaxCompute client by using one of the following methods:

Method 1: In the bin folder under the installation path of the MaxCompute client, double-click the odpscmd.bat file to start the MaxCompute client. If the information shown in the following figure is returned, the MaxCompute project is connected.
Method 2: In the CLI of the system, go to the bin folder under the installation path of the MaxCompute client and run the odpscmd command to start the MaxCompute client. If the information shown in the following figure is returned, the MaxCompute project is connected.

What to do next

After you start the MaxCompute client, you can create tables in the connected MaxCompute project. For more information about how to create a table, see Create tables.