This release bulletin contains the latest information for:
SDK:
Open Client/C, version 12.5.1
Embedded SQL™/C, version 12.5.1
Embedded SQL/COBOL, version 12.5.1
Adaptive Server® Enterprise (ASE) ODBC Driver by Sybase, version 12.5.1
ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase, version 12.5.1
ASE ADO.NET Data Provider, version 1.0
Open Server, version 12.5.1
For Windows NT, Sybase has tested and certified the following compilers and linkers for use with Open Client and Open Server:
Microsoft 32-Bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler, version 12.00.8804 or later
Microsoft 32-Bit Executable Linker, version 6.00.8447 or later
The ODBC Driver Kit included with previous versions
of SDK is no longer shipped. Instead, for SDK 12.5.1 revision 2,
the ODBC Driver Kit is superseded with the ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase.
Both the ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase and the ODBC Driver Kit were shipped in parallel in previous versions of SDK 12.5.1. The ODBC Driver Kit was installed in %SYBASE%\ODBC, and is registered with the ODBC Driver Manager as “Sybase ASE ODBC Driver”.
The ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase is installed in %SYBASE%\DataAccess\ODBC, and is registered as “Adaptive Server Enterprise”.
For information on migrating to the ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase, refer to “Migrating to ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase”.
The OLE DB Driver Kit included with previous versions
of SDK is no longer shipped. Instead, for SDK 12.5.1 revision 2,
the OLE DB Driver Kit is superseded with the ASE OLE DB Provider
by Sybase.
Both the ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase and the OLE DB Driver Kit were shipped in parallel in the previous versions of SDK 12.5.1. The OLE DB Driver Kit was installed in %SYBASE%\OLEDB, and used the provider short name of “Sybase.ASEOLEDBProvider” and long name of “Sybase ASE OLE”.
The ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase is installed in %SYBASE%\DataAccess\OLEDB, and uses the provider short name of “ASEOLEDB.”
For information on migrating to the ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase, refer to “Migrating to ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase”.
