Native Sybase Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV

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Required configuration

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Native Sybase Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV

Available only with this kind of connection

Overview

WINDEV and WEBDEV propose an optional Native Connector to Sybase (also called Native Access to Sybase). This Native Connector allows you to access a Sybase database from a WLanguage program without using any external driver.

This version is also used to:

Run the same query several times.
Retrieve the exit value of a stored procedure run on the server

These features are available from version 12.5 of Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE).

Caution: This version of Native Sybase Connector operates with WINDEV 25 and/or WEBDEV 25.

Required configuration

Conditions for using Native Sybase Connector

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) version 10 or later (version 12.5 to retrieve the result of a stored procedure).
Sybase client layer installed.
The LIBSYBDB.DLL DLL must be accessible:
- from the development computer.
- from the deployment computer.

The necessary files

The following files are required to use Native Sybase Connector:

the LIBSYBDB.DLL DLL. This DLL is installed by the client layer of Sybase. See the license agreement of Sybase for more details about the distribution conditions of this DLL.
wdxxxsyb.dll: Required for the Native Connector to a Sybase database. This file is supplied with Native WINDEV/WEBDEV Connector for Sybase.

Use

Using the Native Sybase Connector in your WINDEV applications and WEBDEV sites

To use Sybase in native mode, you must program:

with the "SQL" functions of WLanguage (see Programming with SQL functions).
with the "HFSQL" functions of WLanguage (see Programming with HFSQL functions).

Remarks:

Don't forget to read the limitations regarding the use of Native Sybase Connector.
Versions 23 and later
The option "Automatically create the data files when they are opened" ("Files" tab of the project description) is taken into account by the Native SQL Sybase Connector.
New in version 23
The option "Automatically create the data files when they are opened" ("Files" tab of the project description) is taken into account by the Native SQL Sybase Connector.
The option "Automatically create the data files when they are opened" ("Files" tab of the project description) is taken into account by the Native SQL Sybase Connector.