[Qgis-psc] Contributing an SQL Anywhere plugin/provider

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Dave

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:48 PM,  <Dave.DeHaan at sybase.com> wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> Tim Sutton <tim at linfiniti.com> wrote on 11/30/2010 01:54:42 PM:
>
>> As per our email discussion, I support the addition of this provider
>> and propose Dave be given SVN access so that he can directly
>> contribute and maintain his work. Its really cool to have such
>> additions make their way into the QGIS code base!
>>
>
> Thanks, Tim.
>
>>
>> It would be nice if possible for us (interested QGIS developers I
>> guess) to test the SQL Anywhere provider. Is there some way we can get
>> licenses of SQL Anywhere for personal use or is there otherwise some
>> kind of trial version that we can use for this purpose?
>>
>
> Here is the full text of the message that the plugin/provider displays when
> a user invokes it without having SQL Anywhere installed:
>
> "The SQL Anywhere C API library (dbcapi.dll) was not found. Check that
> client files for SQL Anywhere 12 or higher have been installed, and that
> the installation directory is listed in your PATH.
> To download the free Developer Edition of SQL Anywhere, visit
> http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1016644 ."
>
> That URL takes you to a page where you can download the free Developer
> Edition (you do need to be willing to supply some basic registration info:
> name, address, email, company, job title & function, etc).  The Developer
> Edition allows free use of the product for application development,
> testing, and prototyping, which allows the QGIS community to play around
> with SQL Anywhere as long as it is not put into production use.  Here is a
> link to the license:
>
> http://www.sybase.com/files/Legal_Docs/Sybase_Developer_Edition_SQLAnywhere_v12_PSLT.pdf
>
> If you choose not to accept that license, then the install reverts to an
> unrestricted 60-day evaluation license.  See the following URL for a list
> of other available editions (including two other free editions targeted to
> Educational and Web use).
>
> http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1068247
>

OK great thanks - I actually did go onto your site and try to download
it earlier this evening because I thought you had mentioned a
developer edition was available, but I couldnt find it after
registering. Thanks for the above tip - Ill go and try again.

Regards

Tim


> --Dave
>
> ----
> David E. DeHaan, Ph.D.
> SQL Anywhere Research and Development
> Query Processing team
> Sybase iAnywhere
> www.sybase.com/ianywhere
>
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