PC-Client product descriptions and directory layout

Product

Description

 

 

Language Modules

Installed into the locales directory. Provides system messages and date/time formats.

 

 

Character Sets

Installed into the charsets directory. Provides character sets available for use with

 

Adaptive Server.

 

 

jConnect

Installed into the jConnect-6_0directory. Provides a Java Database Connectivity

 

(JDBC) driver for Adaptive Server.

 

 

Agent Management

This is a Sybase Central plug-in that manages the Unified Agent. It is installed into

Console

the AMCP directory.

 

 

Interactive SQL

Interactive SQL is a GUI tool that allows you to execute SQL statements, build

 

scripts, and display data from Adaptive Server. It is installed into the DBISQL

 

directory.

 

 

Unified Agent

Unified Agent is a management framework that provides runtime services to manage,

 

monitor, and control distributed Sybase resources. Agents plug into the framework

 

and provide the ability to manage specific components. It is installed into the new UA

 

directory %SYBASE%\UAF-2_0.

 

 

jutils-2_0

A collection of Adaptive Server utility programs including:

 

jisql – a JDBC-based GUI isql tool.

 

ribo – a tool to trace TDS traffic between client program and Adaptive Server.

 

 

Separately installable PC-Client products

The PC-Client CD also contains the following products, which are separately installable:

InfoMaker® – a tool for personal data access, management, and reporting, used by both developers and end users. InfoMaker allows you to create presentation-quality reports and powerful queries without the complexities of programming. It complements client/server business applications and development tools as well as desktop productivity suites.

PowerDesigner Physical Architect – a tool for data modeling, including database design, generation, maintenance, reverse engineering, and documentation for database architects.

PowerTransfer – a plug-in for PowerDesigner™ that transfers table data from any supported database to Adaptive Server.

SAMreport – a Macrovision report generator that helps you monitor the usage of applications that use FLEXnet licensing.

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Sybase 15.0.2 manual Separately installable PC-Client products, PC-Client product descriptions and directory layout

15.0.2 specifications

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