The SQL Anywhere installation directory itself holds several items, including the following:

For platforms other than Windows Mobile, there are several directories under the installation directory:

On Windows Mobile devices, all files are installed in the installation directory \Program Files\SQLAny12, except for DLLs, which are installed in the \Windows directory. No subdirectories are created.

The language resources are installed in the res directory, and the shared objects are installed in the lib32 or lib64 directory.

When you install SQL Anywhere, you can choose the directory where the samples are installed. The documentation refers to this location as samples-dir.

The SQLANYSAMP12 environment variable specifies the location of samples-dir. See SQLANYSAMP12 environment variable.

On Windows, you can access the samples from the Start menu by choosing Programs » SQL Anywhere 12 » Sample Applications And Projects.

The following table shows default and typical locations of samples-dir for each supported operating system:

¹ When accessing the SQL Anywhere samples directory in Windows Explorer, the location is Documents and Settings > All Users > Shared Documents > SQL Anywhere 12 > Samples. However, if you are accessing the SQL Anywhere samples directory from a command prompt, the path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\SQL Anywhere 12\Samples.