sybase - Adaptive server anywhere ASA SqlAnywhere 8.0 ODBC driver

Question

Well, I've searched the interwebs like crazy and I am unable to find this driver.

I am trying to convert data from a client's database that was built using the ASA 8.0 engine. ASA 8 has been out of support since 2008. The software company that created this no longer supports it, so can't provide me with the drivers. I've scoured the web and can't find anything.

I managed to get the installation files for this old software called BailCredit built by a company called SentryLink. I found what I presume to be the ODBC driver in the installation files (dbodbc8.dll) and I've tried manually registering that (Windows Server 2008 R2) but didn't get anywhere. When I try to create a new datasource, the ODBC Data Source Administrator gives me an error.

My company has done hundreds of data migrations and this is the first time I've had to resort to this.

I'd post a link to the database file, but simply can't because of privacy.

Please help if you can! Thanks in Advance.

Matt

Answer 1

For 64 Bit operating system you need to copy the dll's to %windir%syswow64 so you need to change install.cmd to the following code. The rest is the same.

COPY %~dp0dbcon8.dll  %windir%syswow64dbcon8.dll
COPY %~dp0dblgen8.dll %windir%syswow64dblgen8.dll
COPY %~dp0dbodbc8.dll %windir%syswow64dbodbc8.dll

regedit %~dp0SAS8.REG

pause

It take's me a few hours to figure it out i hope it help someone else.