This section describes the new features that you can use for the following components in the 15.0 release:
ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase for Windows and Linux
ASE ADO.NET Data Provider by Sybase for Windows
ASE OLE DB Data Provider by Sybase for Windows
The following new features are supported in this version:
New datatypes
Computed columns
Large identifiers
Server-side scrollable cursors
ASE default network packet size
Default client character set (Linux only)
SSL Plus 5.0.4 + SBGSE 2.0 support on Windows
For more information on the new features, see these documents:
Adaptive Server Enterprise ODBC Driver by Sybase User’s Guide for your platform
The ODBC Driver Kit included
with previous versions of SDK is no longer
shipped. Instead, for SDK 15.0, the ODBC Driver Kit is superseded with
the ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase.
The ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase was first introduced with SDK 12.5.1, and shipped with the ODBC Driver Kit. 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”. The version shipping with SDK 15.0 is 15.0.0.50.
Adaptive Server Enterprise OLE DB Provider by Sybase User’s Guide for Microsoft Windows
The OLE DB Driver
Kit included with previous versions of SDK is no longer shipped.
Instead, for SDK 15.0, OLE DB Driver
Kit is superseded with the ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase.
The ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase was first introduced with SDK 12.5.1, and shipped with the OLE DB Driver Kit. The OLE DB Driver Kit was installed in %SYBASE%\OLEDB, and used the provider short name of “Sybase.ASEOLEDBProvider” and the long name of “Sybase ASE OLE DB Provider.”
The ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase is installed in %SYBASE%\DataAccess\OLEDB, and uses provider short name “ASEOLEDB.” The version shipping with SDK 15.0 is 15.0.0.51.
Adaptive Server Enterprise ADO.NET Data Provider User’s Guide
