How do I simulate assertions with SQL Anywhere 16?

[VolkerBarth]

I want test the behavior of various dbsrv16 -ufd option settings when server-level and database-level assertions occur.

I don't care what the assertion codes are, so fakes are OK.

[VolkerBarth]

Agreed, it would be handy if one could "fake an assertion" just as one might want to fake a "database validation error" when testing a backup/validation plan - IIRC, the latter has been asked in the past...

[VolkerBarth]

Well, the typical EBF readme does contain several bug fixes for (temporary) assertions - some of them are declared with "under very rare circumstances" and the like, others sound reproducable.

Is that a starting point?

Yes, I know, v16 is brandnew, so there are no EBFs and readmes available yet...

[VolkerBarth]

@Breck: Are you working on "The top 10 cool features of SQL Anywhere 16"? (In case that allows for a publicly available answer:))

[Breck_Carter]

@Volker: What a great idea, someone should write that!

[VolkerBarth]

Well, someone seems to have just done that:

Top 10 Cool New Features in SAP Sybase SQL Anywhere 16...

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Isn't that a smart "nearly-invisible announcement":)