diff --git a/db_bridge/main.cpp b/db_bridge/main.cpp
--- a/db_bridge/main.cpp
+++ b/db_bridge/main.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
 #include <mysql_db.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+void usage (std::string progname)
+{
+    std::cout << "Benutzung: " << progname << " [-r <remotehost>] [-u <user>] [-p <password>] [-h] DATABASE\n" << std::
+        endl;
+    std::cout << "Berichten Sie Fehler oder Anregungen an mbroeker@largo.homelinux.org" << std::endl;
+    exit (0);
+}
+
 int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
     Abstract_DB *db;
@@ -16,11 +26,36 @@
     Abstract_DB::DB_ROW vec;
     Abstract_DB::DB_RESULT result;
     unsigned int i, j;
+    char c;
+
+    std::string host, user, pass, database;
+    std::string sql_statement;
+
+    while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "r:u:p:d:h")) >= 0) {
+        switch (c) {
+        case 'r':
+            host = optarg;
+            break;
+        case 'u':
+            user = optarg;
+            break;
+        case 'p':
+            pass = optarg;
+            break;
+        case 'h':
+            usage (argv[0]);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (optind < argc)
+        database = argv[optind];
+    else
+        usage (argv[0]);
 
 #ifdef WITH_POSTGRESQL
-    db = new PostgreSQL_DB ("", "largo", "", "clubstatistik");
+    db = new PostgreSQL_DB (host, user, pass, database);
 #else
-    db = new MySQL_DB ("localhost", "dbuser", "dbpasswd", "datenbank");
+    db = new MySQL_DB (host, user, pass, database);
 #endif
 
     if (db->connect () == false) {
@@ -28,14 +63,24 @@
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    result = db->query ("select * from euroleague");
+    for (;;) {
+        // std::getline(std::cin, sql_statement);
+        std::cout << "DB_BRIDGE # ";
+        std::getline (std::cin, sql_statement);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < result.size (); i++) {
-        vec = result[i];
-        for (j = 0; j < vec.size (); j++) {
-            std::cout << vec[j] << " ";
+        if (sql_statement == "quit" || sql_statement == "exit" || sql_statement == "") {
+            std::cout << std::endl;
+            break;
         }
-        std::cout << std::endl;
+        result = db->query (sql_statement);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < result.size (); i++) {
+            vec = result[i];
+            for (j = 0; j < vec.size (); j++) {
+                std::cout << vec[j] << " ";
+            }
+            std::cout << std::endl;
+        }
     }
 
     delete db;