ASA Database Administration Guide
  Connecting to a Database

Simple connection examples

Although the connection model for Adaptive Server Anywhere is configurable, and can become complex, in many cases connecting to a database is very simple.

Who should read this section? 

This section describes some simple cases of applications connecting to an Adaptive Server Anywhere database. This section may be all you need to get started.

For more information about available connection parameters and their use, see Connection parameters.

Connecting to the sample database from Sybase Central or Interactive SQL
Connecting to a database on your own machine from Sybase Central or Interactive SQL
Connecting to an embedded database
Connecting using a data source
Connecting to a server on a network
Using default connection parameters
Connecting from Adaptive Server Anywhere utilities