on 2010 Nov 11 7:14 PM
See Eric's blog post at:
http://iablog.sybase.com/efarrar/2010/11/sql-anywhere-client-installer-released/
Request clarification before answering.
One of the main advantages of the client install for Windows over custom-built deployment wizard installs is that the client install creates a Start Menu folder with icons for DBISQL and Sybase Central. Since it has options during the install, you can choose whether or not to install the administration tools on a machine by machine basis. We will also post EBFs for the client install from time to time.
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Bill's answer is more on the pro side of things. One "con" is that the client installer for Windows will give you all interfaces: ADO.NET, ODBC, OLE DB, etc. If you use the Deployment Wizard, you can choose the specific interfaces to deply, as opposed to getting them all.
@Bill: That's an important disadvantage for simple client installs, say in a corporate install where Deployment Wizard setups often are just 3-4 MB small. - IMHO, the main advantage (besides the much broader platform support) is the inclusion of the menus. That's something I have missed in the Deployment Wizard:)
@Volker: 1. Yes, the install is just a subset of the SA standard installation, so has the benefit of being "guaranteed" to work. By guaranteed, I mean that it has the same bugs as the full SA installer :). 2. It can be EBF's afterwards, but not by the full SA installer. It has a different product code, so requires a separate installer. We haven't posted one yet, but we're working towards having EBFs for the client install as well. They will be smaller because they don't include the JRE.
FWIW, José has just announced that the Database Client Install has been released for versions 16.0 and 12.0.1:
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