DB-Library provides source
code compatibility for older Sybase applications. Sybase encourages
programmers to implement new applications with Client-Library or
Embedded SQL.
DB-Library/C includes C routines and macros that allow an application to interact with Adaptive Server and Open Server applications.
It includes routines that send commands to Adaptive Server and Open Server applications and others that process the results of those commands. Other routines handle error conditions, perform data conversion, and provide a variety of information about the application’s interaction with a server.
DB-Library/C also contains several header files that define structures and values used by the routines. Versions of DB-Library have been developed for a number of languages besides C, including COBOL, FORTRAN, Ada, and Pascal.
