Readme short-cut page / Latest EBFs for v16 / v17

[justin_willey]

Could the very handy shortcuts to the EBP / Service Pack readme files be updated for the latest releases? (see comments)

Can the readme page include links to the last 3 or 4 releases of currently supported versions - (ie older versions v16 as well as v17)

This page saves a huge amount of bother!

http://sqlasupport.sap.com/readme/index.html

Thanks

[VolkerBarth]

AFAIK, they do - with a certain time lag:)

I agree it's a very handy (and S-USER-free...) summary..., and I have used those links in the past quite a few times here:)

So which one is obsolete?

[justin_willey]

Aggghhhh... Volker - it's been updated. I'm making a twit of myself here. When I went to it the other day it had a rather old v16 link, but now its up-to-date!! In order to save some face I'm going to have to rephrase my request: "Can the readme page include links to the last 3 or 4 releases of currently supported versions"

[VolkerBarth]

Do you ask for different versions the readme files, or are you more interested in the classic "Latest EBF overview" as was available in Breck's blog for years?

(For readmes, IMHO it is sufficient to have the latest available because it is easy to filter for changes between different builts...)

[Breck_Carter]

I'm making a twit of myself

Oh, oh, can't comment, too easy 🙂

But Boris you're not...

[justin_willey]

It a good point - just a list of the other builds that were actually released would be sufficient.

[VolkerBarth]

AFAIK, there's has been an update w.r.t. the state of the Secretary of State for F&CA...

[VolkerBarth · Accepted solution]

Here's an attempt to provide an inofficial "Latest EBFs List", only for Windows on X86..., with release date based on the SAP Support Portal.

Version 16.0.0:

• SQL Anywhere 16.0 SP87 Build 2798 - released 2019-02-04
• SQL Anywhere 16.0 SP86 Build 2754 - released 2018-11-07
• SQL Anywhere 16.0 SP84 Build 2726 - released 2018-10-23
• SQL Anywhere 16.0 SP82 Build 2704 - released 2018-08-16
• SQL Anywhere 16.0 SP81 Build 2673 - released 2018-05-15

Version 17.0.9/17.0.10/17.0.11:

• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL17 Build 7821 - released 2024-09-10 - 17.0.11
  
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL16 Build 7820 - released 2024-08-14 - 17.0.11 - Release withdrawn, use 7821
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL15 Build 7672 - released 2024-02-21 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL14 Build 7458 - released 2023-09-13 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL13 Build 7432 - released 2023-07-31 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL12 Build 7313 - released 2023-06-16 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL11 Build 7312 - released 2023-03-17 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL10 Build 7254 - released 2023-02-02 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL09 Build 7236 - released 2022-11-30 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL08 Build 7173 - released 2022-11-03 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL06 Build 7059 - released 2022-09-12 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL04 Build 7058 - released 2022-06-30 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL02 Build 6933 - released 2022-02-28 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP1 PL00 Build 6800 - released 2021-11-09 - 17.0.11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL72 Build 6315 - released 2021-08-04 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL71 Build 6285 - released 2021-04-08 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL67 Build 6230 - released 2020-12-09 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL61 Build 6175 - released 2020-08-13 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL59 Build 6160 - released 2020-07-07 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL56 Build 6089 - released 2020-05-13 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL55 Build 6057 - released 2020-03-05 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL53 Build 5963 - released 2019-11-20 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL52 Build 5923 - released 2019-09-26 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL51 Build 5913 - released 2019-09-10 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL49 Build 5866 - released 2019-07-29 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL46 Build 5855 - released 2019-07-16 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL44 Build 5820 - released 2019-06-18 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL43 Build 5771 - released 2019-05-10 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL42 Build 5750 - released 2019-04-16 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL41 Build 5745 - released 2019-03-15 - 17.0.10
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL39 Build 4935 - released 2019-02-01
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL38 Build 4913 - released 2018-12-11
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL36 Build 4897 - released 2018-11-14
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL35 Build 4882 - released 2018-10-30
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL34 Build 4857 - released 2018-09-19
• SQL Anywhere 17.0 SP0 PL31 Build 4838 - released 2018-07-25

Feel free to add other platforms or correct/update information:)

[Breck_Carter · Accepted solution]

OK, now I see/understand the "17.0.9" in the subtitle 🙂

[Chris26 · Accepted solution]

Version 16.0.0.2726 is available for download with a release date of 2018-10-23.
I am currently on version 16.0.0.2704 and Sybase Central is telling me "You Are Up-To-Date".
So it's great that the #1 source of information on SQL Anywhere (a.k.a. this forum) is better informed.

Sybase Central told me for the first time that version 16.0.0.2704 was available on 2018-10-22.
So a day before the next version was released Sybase Central started informing me that a new "but rather old" version was available...

[VolkerBarth · Accepted solution]

Yes, I can confirm that behaviour.

According to some related FAQs, in the past the Update Checker often informed rather delayed about new versions. I don't know whether it needs "manually updated information", or if there is a "grace period" of n days between release date and "update information date"...

[VolkerBarth · Accepted solution]

FWIW, the Update Checker on 16.0.0.2704 still tells "You are Up-To-Date". Well, I'm not, methinks.

[reimer_pods · Accepted solution]

Maybe the Update Checker should check for updates of the Update Checker first?

[bjanker77 · Accepted solution]

Also, Sybase Central and Interactive SQL tells me that there are updates to 16.0, even if I'm currently at EBF 2798 (which is the latest). Quite annoying, methinks. 😉

[VolkerBarth · Accepted solution]

Hm, 16.0.0.2798 does tell me that I'm up-to-date... Could it be that either the client software or the database server (if on different machines) are not on 2798?

[bjanker77 · Accepted solution]

Hi. This is a personal database server on my laptop. Sybase Central is 16.0.0.2798. Has been like this as long as I can remember.

[Breck_Carter · Accepted solution]

Thanks again, Volker, for this page.

[VolkerBarth · Accepted solution]

Well, thanks for that, and apparently another thanks to Justin for the original question:)

[Breck_Carter · Accepted solution]

...and thank you once again.

It has become important to me to "have all the V17 builds" to deal with specific client environments.

[reimer_pods · Accepted solution]

For SQLA 17.0 Build 5923 (2019-09-26) there seems to be no readme file. Requesting the info on the download page only gives this message:
SAP Note/KBA 2842083 is being created.
The SAP Note/KBA you were trying to reach is currently being created and has not yet been released.

[justin_willey · Accepted solution]

I had the same problem

[VolkerBarth · Accepted solution]

Yes, I had that, too, when I checked the EBF on 2019-10-09. However, the readme file does exist in the setup, I checked that then after the download...

[former_SQLA_member1695128]

Today (2022-03-03), running 17.0.11, build 6800 I see "Updates Are Available" and "This site can't be reached / sqlasupport.sap.com refused to connect." Is it just a bad day/does the site still work or perhaps there's a new update and a ton of folks all trying to connect at once.

[VolkerBarth]

As of today, I can access that site.

[Breck_Carter]

> I can access

Me too but the actual download is slowwwwww