Typically, a server accepts requests from a client and returns results. In an Open ClientConnect environment, the server can be an Adaptive Server Enterprise, an Open Server on PCs and several mid-range UNIX platforms, or an Open ServerConnect running on the mainframe.
From the server standpoint, a request from an IBM host is no different than a request from a Sybase client. Open ClientConnect participates in ASCII-to-EBCDIC translations and datatype conversions.
