This book contains information on how to write C applications using Open Client™ Client-Library.
This book is written for application programmers familiar with the C programming language.
This book contains these chapters:
Chapter 1, “Getting Started with Client-Library” explains how to structure a basic Client-Library program and includes a simple, complete Client-Library application.
Chapter 2, “Understanding Structures, Constants, and Conventions” contains information about Client-Library structures, constants, and parameter conventions.
Chapter 3, “Using Open Client and Server Datatypes” contains a summary of datatypes that can be used in a Client-Library application.
Chapter 4, “Handling Errors and Messages” explains how to handle Client-Library and server errors in your application.
Chapter 5, “Choosing Command Types” explains when and how to use the different command types in your application.
Chapter 6, “Writing Results-Handling Code” explains Client-Library’s results processing model.
Chapter 7, “Using Client-Library Cursors” explains how to declare and manipulate Client-Library cursors.
Chapter 8, “Using Dynamic SQL Commands” explains how to use dynamic SQL queries in your applications.
Chapter 9, “Using Directory Services” contains information on how to use Client-Library directory services.
Appendix A, “Logical Sequence of Calls” contains diagrams of the legal call sequences in Client-Library applications.
You can see these books for more information:
The Open Server Release Bulletin for Microsoft Windows contains important last-minute information about Open Server™.
The Software Developer’s Kit Release Bulletin for Microsoft Windows contains important last-minute information about Open Client and SDK.
The jConnect for JDBC Release Bulletin versions 6.05 and 7.0 contains important last-minute information about jConnect™.
The Open Client and Open Server Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows contains information about configuring your system to run Open Client and Open Server.
The Open Client Client-Library/C Reference Manual contains reference information for Open Client Client-Library.
The Open Server Server-Library/C Reference Manual contains reference information for Open Server Server-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 and Open Server Programmers Supplement for Microsoft Windows contains platform-specific information for programmers using Open Client and Open Server. This document includes information about:
Compiling and linking an application
The sample programs that are included with Open Client and Open Server
Routines that have platform-specific behaviors
The jConnect for JDBC Installation Guide version 6.05 contains installation instructions for jConnect for JDBC™.
The jConnect for JDBC Programmers Reference describes the jConnect for JDBC product and explains how to access data stored in relational database management systems.
The Adaptive Server Enterprise ADO.NET Data Provider Users Guide provides information on how to access data in Adaptive Server® using any language supported by .NET, such as C#, Visual Basic .NET, C++ with managed extension, and J#.
The Adaptive Server Enterprise ODBC Driver by Sybase Users Guide for Windows and Linux, provides information on how to access data from Adaptive Server on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Apple Mac OS X platforms, using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Driver.
The Adaptive Server Enterprise OLE DB Provider by Sybase Users Guide for Microsoft Windows provides information on how to access data from Adaptive Server on Microsoft Windows platforms, using the Adaptive Server OLE DB Provider.
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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. |
{ }
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Curly braces indicate that you choose at least one of the enclosed options. Do not include the braces in the command. |
[ ] |
Brackets mean choosing one or more of the enclosed items is optional. Do not include the braces in the command. |
( ) |
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. |
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