PC-Client Product Descriptions and Directory Layout

An Adaptive Server installation includes additional products that are installed into specific directories.

ProductDescription
Software Developer Kit (SDK)
Installed into the OCS-15_0 directory:
  • Open Client™ (Client Library, dblib)
  • ESQL/C
  • ESQL/COBOL
  • XA
  • Adaptive Server Enterprise extension module for Python
DataAccess directory
  • (Windows and Linux only) ODBC – a driver used to connect to Adaptive Server from ODBC-based applications.
  • (Windows only) OLEDB – a provider used to connect to Adaptive Server from OLE DB-based applications.
  • (Windows only) ADO.NET – a provider used to connect to Adaptive Server from .NET based applications.
Shared directory
The shared directory contains components and libraries that are shared by several other components. In earlier versions, this directory was named Shared.
  • Sybase Central 6 – is a Java-based framework used by the system management tools.
  • Java Runtime Environment (JRE) – is a runtime Java virtual machine used to execute Java-based programs, such as Sybase Central.
Adaptive Server Plug-in
Installed into ASEP directory. This plug-in contains the management software for managing Adaptive Server and its associated servers.
Language Modules
Installed into the locales directory. Provides system messages and date/time formats.
Character Sets
Installed into the charsets directory. Provides character sets available for use with Adaptive Server.
jConnect
Installed into the jConnect-7_0 directory. Provides a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for Adaptive Server.
Uninstaller
Installed into the sybuninstall/PCClient directory.
Interactive SQL
Interactive SQL is a GUI tool that allows you to execute SQL statements, build scripts, and display data from Adaptive Server. It is installed into the DBISQL directory.
jutils-3_0 utilities
A collection of Adaptive Server utility programs including ribo, a tool to trace TDS traffic between client program and Adaptive Server.