[freetds] Re: FreeTDS Digest, Vol 22, Issue 19
ZIGLIO, Frediano, VF-IT
Frediano.Ziglio at vodafone.com
Sat Nov 13 04:26:13 EST 2004
>
> From: "Lowden, James K" <LowdenJK at bernstein.com>
> Subject: RE: [freetds] freetds-0.62.3 & unixODBC-2.2.8
> >>
> >> I am having a problem understanding how to incorporate freetds into
> > unixODBC and
> >> as I have a sample C program that is failing to connect to
> MS SQL on a
> > remote
> >> server I am a little lost.
> >
> > First install unixODBC, then build and install FreeTDS.
> Then link your
> > C program with those libraries.
> >
> > Where exactly are you having difficulty?
> >
> What should the DNS look like when I am trying to connect
> from my C application
> on Linux with MS SQL database Jack2 table jackpot_register on
> server K9Pad ?
>
> I am also having a problem understanding the relationship
> between unixODBC &
> freetds. I thought that freetds was a driver that had to be
> built into unixODBC
> but from what you say these are two seperate libraries and
> are only "joined"
> when linked into the program.
>
> I compile with gcc odbc.c -o odbc -lodbc -ltds
> & then run the program
No, this is wrong. Only -lodbc, libodbc then load dynamically libtdsodbc
(not libtds !!!)
> alf at puppypad:~/dev$ odbc
> About to SQLConnect()
> Error SQLConnect -1
> [unixODBC][Driver Manager]Data source name not found, and no
> default driver
> specified (0)
>
> The "About to SQLConnect()" is from a printf in my program.
>
freddy77
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