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Given the shared history of the Sybase and SQL Server products, and their use of a similar (identical?) wire protocol in TDS, what definite statements can be made, if any, about cross compatibility.

If I have a legacy system (binary, no source) that was written against a Sybase 11 back end, is it likely to run against SQL Server 2008?

Similarly, if I have a Windows binary, linked against sybase libs, would it just work against a Sybase server, in general or of specific vintage/versions?

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Given I was working on Sybase 11.9 more than 10 years ago, I'd say no. SQL Server was forked many moons ago. Check the Sybase website for compatibility information across versions. – Phil Nov 24 '12 at 1:03
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I agree with Phil - SQL Server was forked from Sybase prior to SQL Server 6. It is highly unlikely that any cross compatability exists at this stage of the game. If you have both, try it and let us know! – Max Vernon Nov 24 '12 at 1:38
SQL Server forked at 4.2, I would be shocked if they did work. – mrdenny♦ Nov 25 '12 at 1:07

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