Glossary of term specific to scripting languages.
- Client-Library – part of Open Client, a collection of routines for use in
writing client applications. Client-Library is designed to accommodate
cursors and other advanced features in the Sybase product line.
- CS-Library – included with both the Open Client and Open Server
products, a collection of utility routines that are useful to both
Client-Library and Server-Library applications.
- CT-Library – (CT-Lib API) is part of the Open Client suite and is
required to let an scripting application connect to Adaptive Server.
- DBD – database vendor-specific-driver that translates DBI database
API calls into a form that is understood by the target database SDK.
- Extension or module – the Python language can be extended by modules that are
written in Python.
- Python – is an interpreted, general-purpose high-level programming
language. For more information, go to http://www.python.org.
- thread – a path of execution through Open Server application and
library code and the path’s associated stack space, state information, and
event handlers.
- Transact-SQL – an enhanced version of the database language SQL.
Applications can use Transact-SQL to communicate with Adaptive Server
Enterprise.