1981478 - ASE ODBC Driver does not support passwords that have a '}' (outside curly bracket) in the password.

• SAP Sybase ASE supports the usage of passwords that have special characters in the passwords.
• However, the ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) ODBC driver does not support the '}' special character when used in a password.
• When attempting to connect to an ASE through an ODBC application using ASE ODBC Driver, and the password contains the '}', it will return one of two errors:
  "[Sybase][ODBC Driver] Client unable to establish a connection"
  or
  "[Sybase][ODBC Driver][Adaptive Server Enterprise]Login failed."
  
  The error returned depends upon what version of the ASE connected.

• The problem was originally noticed with ASE Software Developers Kit (SDK) version 15.5 ESD#9
• This problem is also seen in version 15.7 SDK
• The issue is seen on all versions of Windows.
• The version of ASE is not relevant.  All currently supported versions can be used as the database server (ASE) is not a contributing factor.

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