Question: I just got a new version of one of the Sybase DLLs. Why does my software still exhibit the old behavior?
Answer: Verify that only one copy of the DLL exists on your machine. If you find a second DLL with the same name, check your path to see which directory is listed first; you may be inadvertently loading the older version of the DLL.
Question: Why does cs_ctx_alloc fail?
Answer: Open sybinit.err to find a detailed description about why cs_ctx_alloc failed. sybinit.err is in the directory in which the application resides.
Question: Why does ct_init fail?
Answer: Open the sybinit.err file to find a detailed description about why cs_init failed. You can find this file in the directory in which the application resides.
Verify that all of the drivers listed in libtcl.cfg are installed, and that the path to the files is listed in wsybset.bat.
Question: When running isql or dsedit, why do I get a “File Error” stating that it cannot find a DLL that is not one supplied by Sybase?
Answer: The DLL is probably a network vendor DLL, and the message may mean that your network is not installed properly.