Updating the Sybase SDK

This section updates “Replacing Open Client” in the Sybase IQ Installation and Configuration Guide.

The Sybase IQ installation CD contains the Sybase Software Developer’s Kit, also called the Sybase SDK or Sybase Open Client Developer’s Kit.

Sybase IQ requires a minimum of Open Client 12.5.1 for Windows x86 32-bit systems and 15.0 for Windows x64 for 64-bit systems. If your system already has this minimum required version installed as part of Open Client, Open Server, or Adaptive Server Enterprise, you can skip installing the Open Client supplied with Sybase IQ 12.6.

Sybase recommends that you install Sybase IQ 12.6 in a clean directory for easier version management. Environmental variables are local to the shell and the subdirectories are specific to the versions.

You can update the Sybase SDK (Open Client) as future versions become available, provided that you set the INSTALL_ALL_PATCH environment variable before installing the update.

To enable future updates of the Sybase SDK:

1. Open System Properties on the Control Panel.

2. On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.

3. Click New under System Variables.

4. For Variable name, type INSTALL_ALL_PATCH. For Variable value, type Y.