Updates to Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider are delivered either through an EBF/ESD or maintenance releases. This section covers issues about updating to the newer version of Data Provider. For more information about Microsoft .NET concepts that pertain to updating, read the .NET Framework Deployment Guide and .NET Framework Developer's Guide found on the Microsoft Developer Network:
To migrate your applications to the new version of Adaptive Server Data Provider, perform one of the following:
Create an application configuration file to redirect your applications to use the new version of Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider. See “Using application configuration files”.
Rebuild and redeploy your application against the new version of Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider. Sybase recommends that you choose this step.