sybase_connect Opens a Sybase server connection &reftitle.description; resourcesybase_connect stringservername stringusername stringpassword stringcharset stringappname sybase_connect establishes a connection to a Sybase server. In case a second call is made to sybase_connect with the same arguments, no new link will be established, but instead, the link identifier of the already opened link will be returned. The link to the server will be closed as soon as the execution of the script ends, unless it's closed earlier by explicitly calling sybase_close. &reftitle.parameters; servername The servername argument has to be a valid servername that is defined in the 'interfaces' file. username Sybase user name password Password associated with username. charset appname &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns a positive Sybase link identifier on success, or &false; on failure. &reftitle.examples; ]]> &reftitle.seealso; sybase_pconnect sybase_close