Installing Adaptive Server Anywhere

Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA) is a fully-featured relational database and data management tool. The ASA installation is restricted to development use only. Deployed systems require a separate ASA license or the ASA Runtime Edition (see “ASA Runtime Edition”).

ASA Runtime Edition

DataWindow .NET also includes the Adaptive Server Anywhere for Windows royalty-free runtime edition (the “ASA Runtime Edition”). The ASA Runtime Edition is a restricted-functionality version of the standalone version of Adaptive Server Anywhere. For example, the ASA Runtime Edition does not support stored procedures and triggers, transaction logs, and synchronization.

The ASA Runtime Edition is available in the Support\asa90runtime directory on the DataWindow .NET CD. For more information, including the list of Redistributable Components of the ASA Runtime Edition, see the Read Me First document in that directory.

Installation procedure

The Adaptive Server Anywhere setup program installs the ASA developer edition in default drives and directories unless you specify otherwise. If a directory you specify does not exist, setup creates it.

StepsTo install ASA:

  1. On the License Agreement page, read the terms of the license agreement page carefully.

    You must accept the terms of the license agreement before you can click Next to continue.

  2. On the Choose Location page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or click Browse and select a different path for all the modules, click OK, and click Next.

  3. On the Choose Shared Components Location page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or click Browse and select a different path for shared files, click OK, and click Next.

  4. On the Select Components page, select the components you want to install, and click Next.

  5. On the Select Program Folder page, select the program folder to which program icons will be added or specify a new one, and click Next.

  6. On the Start Copying Files page, review your settings, then click Next to begin installing files or Back to change your selections.

    If you selected Documentation in step 3, the SQL Anywhere 9 Documentation Setup Select Components page displays.

  7. Select Next to install the documentation or Cancel to continue without installing it. If you select Next, select Next again on the Start Copying Files page.

  8. On the Setup Complete page, select the check box if you want to view iAnywhere Online Resources, and click Finish to return to the DataWindow .NET setup program.