Sybase Considerations

Before using Sybase, you must make the following changes to your system:

UNIX:
  • In the Sybase-supplied copybooks cobpub.cbl and sybhesql.cbl, change all COMP data items to COMP-5.
  • Change the COBOPT environment variable to $COBDIR/src/sybase/cobopt_sybase
Windows:
  • In the Sybase-supplied copybooks cobpub.cbl and sybhesql.cbl, change all COMP data items to COMP-5.

If you are troubleshooting Sybase problems, consider the following: