Installing SQL Anywhere

Sybase SQL Anywhere is a fully-featured relational database and data management tool. The SQL Anywhere installation is restricted to development use only. Deployed systems require a separate SQL Anywhere license or the SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition (see “SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition”).

The SQL Anywhere installation includes MobiLink, a session-based synchronization system that allows two-way synchronization between a main database and many remote databases, and the Sybase Central database management tool.

SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition

DataWindow .NET also includes the SQL Anywhere for Windows royalty-free runtime edition (the “SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition”). The SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition is a restricted-functionality version of the standalone version of SQL Anywhere. For example, the SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition does not support stored procedures and triggers, transaction logs, and synchronization.

The SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition is available in the Support\SA100runtime directory on the CD. For more information, including the list of Redistributable Components of the SQL Anywhere Runtime Edition, see the Read Me First document in that directory.

The SQL Anywhere setup program installs the SQL Anywhere developer edition in default drives and directories unless you specify otherwise. If a directory you specify does not exist, setup creates it.

StepsTo install SQL Anywhere:

  1. On the start page of the DataWindow .NET 2.5 setup program, select SQL Anywhere 10.0.

  2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

  3. On the Choose Location page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or click Browse and select a different path for all the modules, click OK, and click Next.

  4. On the Choose Samples Location page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or click Browse and select a different path for samples, click OK, and click Next.

  5. On the Select Components page, select the components you want to install, and click Next.

  6. On the Select Program Folder page, select the program folder to which program icons will be added or specify a new one, and click Next.

  7. On the Start Copying Files page, review your settings, then click Next to begin installing files or Back to change your selections.

    If you selected Documentation in step 3, the SQL Anywhere 10 Documentation Setup Select Components page displays.

  8. Select Next to install the documentation or Cancel to continue without installing it. If you select Next, select Next again on the Start Copying Files page.

  9. On the Setup Complete page, select the check box if you want to view iAnywhere Online Resources, and click Finish to return to the start page of the DataWindow .NET setup program.