Why is WorkSpace better than a general purpose database development tool?
Most general purpose database development tools are not tailored for Sybase database servers, and cannot fully support ASE/ASA/IQ specific features; e.g., RTMS and XML functions, #temp table support and debugger support. Also, those third-party database tooling will not be able to support the latest versions of Sybase database server in a timely fashion. As for database development tools from opensource, like WTP, because the implementations are fully JDBC based, there’s no special server plumbing code to overcome some of the deficiencies from JDBC APIs, such as not being able to retrieve correct metadata for procedural objects and system objects correctly. 3. What versions of ASE are supported? ASE 12.5.x and ASE 15.0.x. 4. Can I use WorkSpace with competitor database products? We only provide limited support at this point. That is, the user will be able to connect to a competitor’s database using a generic JDBC driver and execute SQL statements, but without full content assist suppor
