I'm hoping this question is appropriate for here, but, I'm running out of options.I have come across a Sybase 8 database from c. I'm being asked to get it up and running; however, even using Sybase Anywhere 16 won't allow me to connect to the.db file.My experience with Sybase is from a long time ago. Can anyone suggest or know of a way to get it up and running or even get it upgraded? Ideally I'd like to export the database and get it out of Sybase and into another DBMS.Thanks in advance. Databases from version 9 or older of SQL Anywhere must be reloaded in order to be use with SQL Anywhere 10 or higher. You will need to use the dbunload utility to reload the database into a new database and then you can use it with SQL Anywhere 16.You can do something like: dbunload -c uid=myuser;pwd=mypassword;dbf=old.db -an new.db to create a new database from the old one.
There are other dbunload switches for dealing with page size, encryption, and other options.Disclaimer: I work for SAP in SQL Anywhere engineering.
Above it is the link to SQL Anywhere 10.0.1 product manual and Supported platforms page. However, the links in this page do not work anymore.The interesting point is that if you have installed SQL Anywhere 10.0.1, as outlines in that page, you can find:'By default, SQL Anywhere Supported Platforms and Engineering Support Status is installed in install-dirdocs ensupportedplatforms.html.By default, SQL Anywhere 10.0.1 Components by Platform is installed in install-dirdocs encomponentsplatforms1001.html.The supported platforms information may be updated via SQL Anywhere Express Bug Fixes (EBFs).' So you might also want to have a look at the readme file that comes with the latest EBF that you have installed.