Tabular Data Stream (TDS) is the Sybase proprietary protocol for handling communication between a client application and Adaptive Server. jConnect includes a PROTOCOL_CAPTURE connection property that allows you to capture raw TDS packets to a file.
If you are having problems with an application that you cannot resolve within either the application or the server, you can use PROTOCOL_CAPTURE to capture the communication between the client and the server in a file. You can then send the file, which contains binary data and is not directly interpretable, to Sybase Technical Support for analysis.
You can use the Ribo utility to capture,
translate, and display the protocol stream flowing between the client
and the server. You have the option to install Ribo when
you install the Sybase Software Developer’s Kit.
