Instructions for installing the fix for creating an empty SYBASE table from an empty SAS data set with the DBLOAD procedure 1) go to our web site: http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/maint/access/sybase/HPU8/8.10 2) download the following files: sasiosyb.dbload_empty syh8x104.dbload_empty syh8x111.dbload_empty in binary format 3) cd !SASROOT/sasexe 4) cp sasiosyb sasiosyb.orig 5) cp syh8x104 syh8x104.orig 6) cp syh8x111 syh8x111.orig 7) cp sassyb sassyb.orig (unless sassyb is a link) 8) cd to directory where files were downloaded 9) cp sasiosyb.dbload_empty !SASROOT/sasexe/sasiosyb 9) cp syh8x104.dbload_empty !SASROOT/sasexe/syh8x104 9) cp syh8x111.dbload)empty !SASROOT/sasexe/syh8x111 10) Create the sassyb file by either of the 3 methods below: a) Run the SAS/Access to Sybase Post processing install again and choose the appropriate release of Sybase 10.0.4 or 11.1.1 b) If the sassyb file in !SASROOT/sasexe is a link, remove this link and create a new link using the appropriate syh8x104 or syh8x111 file. syh8x104 is for SYBASE 1.0.4 and syh8x111 is for 1.1.1. For example, ln -s !SASROOT/sasexe/syh8x111 sassyb c) Copy the appropriate file, syh8x104 or syh8x111 to !SASROOT/sasexe/sassyb