| Title: | DEC Rdb against the World | 
| Moderator: | HERON::GODFRIND | 
| Created: | Fri Jun 12 1987 | 
| Last Modified: | Thu Feb 23 1995 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 1348 | 
| Total number of notes: | 5438 | 
    My customer has Sybase installed and he now would like to
    know how to access Sybase data using VAX language - say cobol.
    There is a module in Sybase called DB-LIBRARY - says one notes
    conference - containing capabilities that allow "non-Sybase
    products to communicate with (Sybase) data-server". Does anybody
    have experiencies in using this interface tool? What is required
    to make the interface work? What is Open Server software (Sybase
    terminology)?
    
    Jari
     
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| 637.1 | No Trivial | PNKFLD::BOOTH | What am I?...An Oracle? | Wed May 02 1990 14:47 | 12 | 
|     The DBlibs are used for several purposes. They must be used if Sybase
    Trans-Act SQL is used to interpret the SQL. They are required if Sybase
    tools (like APT) are used to develop applications.
    
    Open Server is a collection of subroutines and RPC calls that are used
    to access Sybase from outside Sybase or access non-Sybase data from a
    Sybase system.
    
    These library routines are generally called from programs. I suppose
    you could set up generic interfaces, but it would not be trivial.
    
    ---- Michael Booth
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| 637.2 | DB-LIB documentation | VFOVAX::TYSON | Sandy Tyson @vfo | Thu May 03 1990 15:17 | 5 | 
|     I took the class 1.5 years ago and have the documentation.  Also, one
    of the PSS residents on my account is doing DB-LIB calls from the C
    language.  Give me a call at dtn 439-5462 if I can help.
    
    Sandy Tyson
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