SQL Anywhere® Server - Database Administration
Connecting to a Database

This chapter describes how client applications connect to databases. It contains information about connecting to databases from ODBC, OLE DB, ADO.NET, the iAnywhere JDBC driver, and embedded SQL applications. It also describes connecting from Sybase Central and Interactive SQL.

For more information on connecting to a database from Sybase Open Client applications, see SQL Anywhere as an Open Server.

For more information on connecting via JDBC (if you are not working in Sybase Central or Interactive SQL), see JDBC API.

Introduction to connections
Connecting from Sybase Central, Interactive SQL, or the SQL Anywhere Console utility
Simple connection examples
Working with ODBC data sources
Connecting from desktop applications to a Windows CE database
Connecting to a database using OLE DB
Connection parameter tips
Troubleshooting connections
Using integrated logins
Using Kerberos authentication