How to download Sybase ASE SDK?

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am trying to install Sybase ASE ODBC driver for Windows on one of our test machine.

According to this "http://www.sybase.com.sg/products/archivedproducts/odbc", ODBC driver is now a part of SDK product.

For downloading SDK from http://downloads.sybase.com/swd/summary.do, requires a a Technical Support Contact registered with MySybase.

Can someone please guide, how we can register with Sybase for this product? Do we need to procure a license and only the will this service be available?

Thanks for your clarification and time.

[ryan_hansen · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The Sybase ASE ODBC Driver comes with the Software Developers Kit (SDK).

You can find the downloads from:

http://downloads.sybase.com/swd/summary.do

As you mentioned you need to be a Technical Support Contact.

Go to www.Sybase.com

Select Login at the top right (if you do not have a login you can select "Register now!")

Once logged in you can go to My Account, button is at the top right where the login was.

Here you will see "Add Another Role"

There is a check box for Technical Support Contact.

They will ask you to validate this change through a technical Contact ID or customer number.

If you want to go through this process with a phone call the number is:

1 800 8SYBASE, Option 3 to speak with a Customer Server Representative.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

So far, I tried upto "Add Another Role", but could not do so successfully because I did not know how to obtain technical contact id or customer number.

Do we need to be a customer or SAP partner to obtain the a technical Contact ID or customer number?

Thanks

[ryan_hansen · Accepted solution]

To download any Sybase products you need to be a customer and have a license through sales.

Only other way I can think of would be a trial ASE download(customer install as Simon brought up)
http://www54.sap.com/pc/tech/database/software/adaptive-server-enterprise/index.html

or

http://www.sybase.com/products/databasemanagement/adaptiveserverenterprise
I am not 100% positive ODBC will be in this trial download,

but would be the only other way besides sales to get what you are looking for.

I would suggest calling 1800-8SYBASE to help get you on the right direction.

-Ryan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Ryan. We do not need to redistribute SAP ASE database and also we don't intend to use it for commercial purpose. We need to use it for development and validation of our application which is supposed to work with ASE database at our customers'.

In such a case buying license would be necessary or can we get similar level of support with partnership? (Sorry to ask these questions again).

[ryan_hansen · Accepted solution]

Short response, I'm in tech suport and do not know specific licensing questions.

I work more in the tech support rather than the licensing for the products themselves.

I'm not as familar with what we allow customers to do without gathering fully paid licenses.

To my knowledge, we do not offer any ODBC trials.

This is because you do not need a generated license to run ODBC as you do for

ASE (sysam licensing) and it would be impossible to monitor.

The only trial is for ASE which is available from the above link.

To make sure you are not doing something illegal or use a product without the specific license or agreement,

I would talk to customer service

or sales as they know what is allowed when using our products.

1800-8SYBASE