I also just found the log file for SSMA for Sybase after it threw the exception. Below is the main part of the exception report.

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[Generic: Error] [4540/1] [2008-11-21 11:47:09]: Exception: The type initializer for 'Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.SqlServer.Initial izer' threw an exception.
site: Void Main(System.String[])
source: SSMAforSybase
at Microsoft.SSMA.GUI.Product.SybaseToMsSql.Program.M ain(String[] args)
[Generic: Error] [4540/1] [2008-11-21 11:47:10]: Inner Exception #1: Input string was not in a correct format.
site: Void StringToNumber(System.String, System.Globalization.NumberStyles, NumberBuffer ByRef, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo, Boolean)
source: mscorlib
at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peParamDescriptor.Read(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peDescriptor.Read(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peProcessor.ReadTypeDescriptors(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peProcessor..ctor(XNode xTypeDescriptors)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.Generic.SybaseType Processor.get_Instance()
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.SqlServer.Types.S2 SSContainerDescriptor.get_SourceTypeProcessor()
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor.GetSourceTypeDe scriptor(String id)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultTypeMappingSchemaDescriptor.Read(XN ode node, IContainerDescriptor contDescriptor)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor.ReadSchemaDescr iptors(XNode node, IDictionary`2 descriptors)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor.Read(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor..ctor(XNode containerDesc)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.SqlServer.Initiali zer.InitContainerDescriptor()
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.SqlServer.Initiali zer.Initialize()
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.SqlServer.Initiali zer..cctor()
[Generic: Error] [4540/1] [2008-11-21 11:47:10]: System.UnhandledExceptionEventArgs
[Generic: Assert] [4540/1] [2008-11-21 11:47:16]: Assertion failed at: at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e, Boolean needFileInfo)
at System.Environment.get_StackTrace()
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Logging.Logger.As sert(Boolean condition)
at Microsoft.SSMA.GUI.Product.SybaseToMsSql.Program.A ppDomain_UnhandledException(Object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
at Microsoft.SSMA.GUI.Product.SybaseToMsSql.Program.M ain(String[] args)
[Generic: Error] [6132/1] [2008-11-21 11:47:29]: Exception: The type initializer for 'Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.SqlServer.Initial izer' threw an exception.
site: Void Main(System.String[])
source: SSMAforSybase
at Microsoft.SSMA.GUI.Product.SybaseToMsSql.Program.M ain(String[] args)
[Generic: Error] [6132/1] [2008-11-21 11:47:30]: Inner Exception #1: Input string was not in a correct format.
site: Void StringToNumber(System.String, System.Globalization.NumberStyles, NumberBuffer ByRef, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo, Boolean)
source: mscorlib
at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peParamDescriptor.Read(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peDescriptor.Read(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peProcessor.ReadTypeDescriptors(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.SqlBase.DefaultTy peProcessor..ctor(XNode xTypeDescriptors)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.Generic.SybaseType Processor.get_Instance()
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Sybase.SqlServer.Types.S2 SSContainerDescriptor.get_SourceTypeProcessor()
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor.GetSourceTypeDe scriptor(String id)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultTypeMappingSchemaDescriptor.Read(XN ode node, IContainerDescriptor contDescriptor)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor.ReadSchemaDescr iptors(XNode node, IDictionary`2 descriptors)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor.Read(XNode node)
at Microsoft.SSMA.Framework.Generic.Converters.Types. Default.DefaultContainerDescriptor..ctor(XNode containerDesc)