Date:         Mon, 12 Aug 1996 15:33:03 GMT
Reply-To:     Thom Kunselman <tek@POP.UKY.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Thom Kunselman <tek@POP.UKY.EDU>
Organization: University of Kentucky
Subject:      Re: SAS/ACCESS to Sybase

I just went through this last week.  You need to install the Sybase Open
Client software before running SAS/ACCESS.  I received a copy of the software
from the people that maintain our Sybase server here on campus, so you can
probably do the same with the people managing your Sybase server.
 
The Open Client software acts as a mediary between SAS and your network
software on your pc, I think.  In any case, after installing the Open Client
software on my pc I was able to connect.
 
Sincerely,
 
Thom Kunselman
tek@pop.uky.edu
 
In article <320A4D50.242E@uiowa.edu>, Ben Viering <benjamin-viering@uiowa.edu>
wrote:
>I recently installed SAS 6.11 for Windows and have been having troubles
> creating access
>descriptors to Sybase data.  When I attempt to create the descriptor I get
this
> error
>message:
>
>ERROR: Database error. Examine fields and/or messages below.
>DB-Library: Invalid parameter in DB-LIBRARY function reference. DB-Libra
>ry: Unable to connect: SQL Server is unavailable or does not exist.  Spe
>cified SQL server not found. Operating-system error: ConnectionOpen (Cre
>ateFile()).
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>Please post or e-mail me at benjamin-viering@uiowa.edu
>
>                                                Thanks in advance.