[freetds] New to freetds - question with using to connect to MS-SQL via Perl in Linux
James K. Lowden
jklowden at freetds.org
Wed Jul 18 10:33:47 EDT 2007
Sean Hopkins wrote:
> I installed the latest version of freetds on the website last week.
> I have been able to connect to a couple of MS-SQL servers with the
> Sybase driver.
>
> However, I am running into an issue with a differently named server.
> The server has a slash in the name: ORCXPDB1C2\SQL.
I don't think that's a name with a backslash in it. I think that's a
name, ORCXPDB1C2, and and instance, SQL.
Check your server configuration and User Guide for "Named Instances".
FreeTDS can connect to named instances, but older versions need them
defined as distinct servers.
--jkl
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