The Sybase® Open Client™ products for Apple Mac OS X are a set of programming interfaces that allow applications and data of any type to be used together. They include:
Open Client DB-Library™/C
Open Client Client-Library/C
Open Client Bulk-Library/C
Each of these products has its own reference manual that describes it in detail. The purpose of this book is to serve as a supplement to the product manuals. It describes the platform-related issues for all the Open Client products.
This manual is written for programmers who use the Open Client products listed above.
This book contains these chapters:
Chapter 1, “Open Client Client-Library/C,” provides information for building applications using Open Client and Open Server™ libraries.
Chapter 2, “Open Client DB-Library/C,” provides information on DB-Library sample programs and building an executable.
Appendix A, “Utility Commands Reference,” contains references pages that detail the syntax, parameters, and qualifiers for the commands and utilities relevant to Open Client.
Appendix B, “Environment Variables,” provides information about the environment variables that have to be set to run build and applications.
Appendix C, “Utility Messages,” provides information about error, information, and warning messages for the bcp, defncopy, and isql utilities.
You can see these books for more information:
The Open Client Client-Library/C Reference Manual contains reference information for Open Client Client-Library.
The Open Client and Open Server Common Libraries Reference Manual contains reference information for CS-Library, which is a collection of utility routines that are useful in both Client-Library and Server-Library applications.
The Open Client Client-Library/C Programmers Guide contains information on how to design and implement Client-Library applications.
The Open Client DB-Library/C Reference Manual contains reference information for Open Client DB-Library.
See your installation guide for information on installation, directory structure, and logical names.
See the Open Client Configuration Guide for Mac OS X for information about:
Setting up your environment so that Open Client applications and servers can communicate
Localizing Sybase applications
For descriptions of new features available for Open Server and the Software Developer’s Kit (SDK), see the Open Server and SDK New Features for Windows, Linux, and UNIX, and Mac OS X. This document is revised to include new features as they become available.
Use the Sybase Getting Started CD and the Sybase Product Documentation Web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
The Sybase Product Documentation Web site is accessible using a standard Web browser. In addition to product documentation, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.
To access the Sybase Product Documentation Web site, go to Product Documentation.
Technical documentation at the Sybase Web site is updated frequently.
Finding the latest information on product certifications
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click Partner Certification Report.
In the Partner Certification Report filter select a product, platform, and timeframe and then click Go.
Click a Partner Certification Report title to display the report.
Finding the latest information on component certifications
Point your Web browser to Availability and Certification Reports.
Either select the product family and product under Search by Base Product; or select the platform and product under Search by Platform.
Select Search to display the availability and certification report for the selection.
Creating a personalized view of the Sybase Web
site (including support pages)
Set up a MySybase profile. MySybase is a free service that allows you to create a personalized view of Sybase Web pages.
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click MySybase and create a MySybase profile.
Finding the latest information on EBFs and software
maintenance
Point your Web browser to the Sybase Support Page.
Select EBFs/Maintenance. If prompted, enter your MySybase user name and password.
Select a product.
Specify a time frame and click Go. A list of EBF/Maintenance releases is displayed.
Padlock icons indicate that you do not have download authorization for certain EBF/Maintenance releases because you are not registered as a Technical Support Contact. If you have not registered, but have valid information provided by your Sybase representative or through your support contract, click Edit Roles to add the “Technical Support Contact” role to your MySybase profile.
Click the Info icon to display the EBF/Maintenance report, or click the product description to download the software.
Table 1 describes the syntax conventions used in this manual:
Key |
Definition |
|---|---|
command |
Command names, command option names, utility names, utility flags, and other keywords are in sans serif font. |
variable |
Variables, or words that stand for values that you fill in, are in italics. |
{ }
|
Curly braces indicate that you choose at least one of the enclosed options. Do not include braces in your option. |
[ ] |
Brackets mean choosing one or more of the enclosed items is optional. Do not include brackets in your option. |
( ) |
Parentheses are to be typed as part of the command. |
| |
The vertical bar means you can select only one of the options shown. |
, |
The comma means you can choose as many of the options shown as you like, separating your choices with commas to be typed as part of the command. |
This document is available in an HTML version that is specialized for accessibility. You can navigate the HTML with an adaptive technology such as a screen reader, or view it with a screen enlarger.
Open Client and Open Server documentation has been tested for compliance with U.S. government Section 508 Accessibility requirements. Documents that comply with Section 508 generally also meet non-U.S. accessibility guidelines, such as the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines for Web sites.
You might need to configure your accessibility tool
for optimal use. Some screen readers pronounce text based on its
case; for example, they pronounce ALL UPPERCASE TEXT as initials,
and MixedCase Text as words. You might find it helpful to configure
your tool to announce syntax conventions. Consult the documentation
for your tool.
For information about how Sybase supports accessibility, see Sybase Accessibility. The Sybase Accessibility site includes links to information on Section 508 and W3C standards.
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