PC-Client Installation

The PC-Client installer contains client applications and utilities you can use to access the Adaptive Server to execute queries or manage the server. It also contains the Sybase Open Client/ Open Server™ Software Developers Kit, which you can use to develop applications that access the server, and ODBC, OLE DB, and ADO.NET clients.

Client applications, such as Sybase Central and Open Client, are used to access Adaptive Server.

Sybase Central allows you to connect to Adaptive Server via client connections. You can use Sybase Central to connect to remote servers, local servers (installed on the same machine), and multiple servers. See the Getting Started After Installing topic for information on configuring network connections.

The Sybase PC-Client CD includes the Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) for Windows platforms, consisting of:

Embedded SQL/C (ESQL/C)
Embedded SQL/Cobol (ESQL/Cobol)
Monitor Client Library
XA Interface Library for ASE Distributed Transaction Manager
Additional Connectivity Language Modules
Open Client (CT-Library, DB-Library)
Agent Management Console
Microsoft Cluster Server Resource Type for ASE
Interactive SQL
Sybase Central
SySAM Plug-in
ASE ADO.NET Data Provider
ASE OLE DB Provider by Sybase
ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase
ASE plug-in
QPTune
jConnect™ for JDBC
jConnect 6.0.5 for JDBC
jConnect 7.0 for JDBC
SySAM License Utilities
DBISQL
SDC Administration Utility

System Requirements for PC-Client
Learn about the Windows system requirements for PC-Client here.
Installing the Client
The PC-Client CD contains several components that are each packaged with their own installer. When you insert the PC-Client CD, a menu program launches automatically. The menu program presents the list of components that can be installed from the CD and allows you to install them one at a time. Before installing any products, review the readme.txt file, which contains a brief description of each of the products, lists dependencies, and contains any last-minute instructions or changes.