Available documentation formats

The complete SQL Anywhere documentation is available in four formats that contain identical information.

  • DocCommentXchange   DocCommentXchange is a community for accessing and discussing SQL Anywhere documentation on the web.

    To access the documentation, go to [external link] http://dcx.sybase.com.

  • HTML Help   On Windows platforms, the HTML Help contains the complete SQL Anywhere documentation, including the books and the context-sensitive help for SQL Anywhere tools.

    To access the documentation, choose Start » Programs » SQL Anywhere 12 » Documentation » HTML Help (English).

  • Eclipse   On Unix platforms, the complete Help is provided in Eclipse format. To access the documentation, run sadoc from the bin32 or bin64 directory of your SQL Anywhere installation.

  • PDF   The complete set of SQL Anywhere books is provided as a set of Portable Document Format (PDF) files. You must have a PDF reader to view information.

    To access the PDF documentation on Windows operating systems, choose Start » Programs » SQL Anywhere 12 » Documentation » PDF (English).

    To access the PDF documentation on Unix operating systems, use a web browser to open /documentation/en/pdf/index.html under the SQL Anywhere installation directory.