What you need to build Open Client applications

Programming Interfaces Guide
CHAPTER 5. The Open Client Interface

What you need to build Open Client applications

Open Client applications require the Open Client components that you can optionally install with Adaptive Server Anywhere.

Ensure your database is compatible

You can access any Adaptive Server Anywhere database using the Sybase Open Client programming interface. However, you should ensure that your database is created for maximum compatibility with Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise.

For Info For more information about making your database as compatible as possible with Adaptive Server Enterprise, see Configuring Anywhere for Transact-SQL compatibility.

Maximum compatibility not required for Replication Server
If you are using your database strictly for Replication Server, it is not critical to deviate from the default settings. If you want to use other Open Client applications, such as OmniConnect, then it is important to use the Adaptive Server Enterprise compatibility settings.