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Options dialog: Check for updates tab

This tab allows you to configure whether SQL Anywhere Studio should check for software updates and how often it should do so. Checking for updates is done on application startup.

You can also check for updates any time from the Start menu by choosing Programs > SQL Anywhere 9 > Check For Updates and from the Sybase Central, Interactive SQL, and Console utility Help menus.

The Check For Updates tab of the Options dialog in Sybase Central has the following components:

• When to check for updates    Choose one of the following options to specify how often SQL Anywhere Studio should check for updates. By default, Never is selected.

  • On application startup    Select this option if you want SQL Anywhere Studio to check for updates each time Sybase Central is started.

  • Daily    Select this option if you want SQL Anywhere Studio to check for updates the first time Sybase Central is started each day.

  • Weekly    Select this option if you want SQL Anywhere Studio to check for updates the first time Sybase Central is started each week.

  • Monthly    Select this option if you want SQL Anywhere Studio to check for updates the first time Sybase Central is started each month.

  • Never    Select this option if you do not want SQL Anywhere Studio to check for updates. This is the default setting.

• What to check for    Choose any combination of the following options to specify what types of updates SQL Anywhere Studio should check for. By default, all of the following options are selected.

  • Express Bug Fix    Select this option if you want SQL Anywhere Studio to check for Express Bug Fixes.

    An express bug fix is a subset of the software with one or more bug fixes. The bug fixes are listed in the release notes for the update. Bug fix updates may only be applied to installed software with the same version number. Some testing has been performed on the software, but the software has not undergone full testing. You should not distribute these files with your application unless you have verified the suitability of the software yourself.

  • Maintenance Release    Select this option if you want SQL Anywhere Studio to check for maintenance releases of the software.

    A maintenance release is a complete set of software that upgrades installed software from an older version with the same major version number (version number format is major.minor.patch.build). Bug fixes and other changes are listed in the release notes for the upgrade.

  • Other Information    Select this option to check for other information, such as new product releases or upcoming events.