PC-Client Overview

The PC-Client installer contains client applications and utilities you can use to access the cluster to execute queries or administer the cluster. It also contains the Sybase Open Client/ Open Server™ Software Developers Kit, which you can use to develop applications that access the cluster, 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:

Open Client (CT-Library, DB-Library)
ASE plug-in
DBISQL
Embedded SQL/C (ESQL/C)
Embedded SQL/Cobol (ESQL/Cobol)
Extended Architecture (XA)
jConnect for JDBC
ASE ODBC driver by Sybase
ASE OLE DB provider by Sybase
ASE ADO.NET Data provider by Sybase
Language modules

Note: Have at least an extra 5MB of disk space, a \temp directory, and set the TEMP environment variable. The installation program uses the extra space and directory to write files temporarily during the installation. The installation program frees this space after installation is complete.

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.