These are changes in Adaptive Server 15.0.3 that affect your existing applications.
For information about changes that affect Open Client and Open Server, see the most recent release bulletins for these products on the Sybase Web site.
Adaptive Server version 15.0 and later contains ODBC and OLE DB drivers developed by Sybase. The third-party rebranded ODBC and OLE DB Driver Kits included with earlier versions are no longer shipped.
The retired ODBC Driver Kit was installed in %SYBASE%\ODBC, and registered with the ODBC Driver Manager as “Sybase ASE ODBC Driver.” The new ASE ODBC Driver by Sybase is installed in %SYBASE%\DataAccess\ODBC, and registered as “Adaptive Server Enterprise.” The version shipping with Adaptive Server 15.0.3 is version 15.0.0.325.
The retired OLE DB Driver Kit was installed in %SYBASE%\OLEDB, and used the provider short name of “SYBASE.ASEOLEDBProvider” and the long name of “Sybase ASE OLE DB Provider.” The new ASE OLE DB Driver by Sybase is installed in %SYBASE%\DataAccess\OLEDB, and uses the provider short name “ASEOLEDB.” The version shipping with Adaptive Server 15.0.3 is version 15.0.0.325.
Sybase recommends that you update your ODBC Driver and OLE DB Driver to the new Sybase ODBC Driver and OLE DB Driver as soon as possible. The third-party driver versions released after November 30, 2007 will not connect to Adaptive Server 15.0 or later.
See New Features for Open Server15.0, Open Client 15.0 and SDK 15.0 for Windows, Linux, and UNIX, for instructions on migrating to the new drivers.