[freetds] SQL Server 2008: Support for TIME(n) data type
Sebastien FLAESCH
sf at 4js.com
Fri Jan 30 11:16:49 EST 2009
Thanks Frediano for the update.
So for now we will not support SQL Server 2008 through the FreeTDS driver.
We need support for DATE_STRUCT, TIME_STRUCT and sqlncli.h specials in
order to support the new SQL Server 2008 data types (date, time(n) and
datetime2(n)).
Seb
Frediano Ziglio wrote:
> 2009/1/30 Sebastien FLAESCH <sf at 4js.com>:
>> I believe SQL_C_TYPE_DATE / SQL_TYPE_DATE / DATE_STRUCT is not supported... right?
>>
>> I get this error:
>>
>> SQL State: HY004
>> Message : [FreeTDS][SQL Server]Invalid data type
>>
>> Seb
>>
>
> This should be supported !!!
> I remember code for conversion, perhaps there is a problem in
> constants (odbc_util.c). Are you sure you are using proper constants
> for C type and SQL types ??
>
> About TIME(n)... aehmm... I don't know James free time but I'm very
> busy with working and personal life so it's hard to find some time to
> code something (I have also to confess that I'm coding for another
> project in the few spare time).... I have to finish (that is it's
> quite finished and it's stupid to code somethings else) support for
> wide characters bindings. It's not hard to code support for TIME(n)
> but the main problem is that there is a stopover in
> VARCHAR/VARBINARY(MAX). The reason is that VARCHAR(MAX) need to be
> supported using protocol 7.2 and TIME(n) require support for protocol
> 7.3 (or higher?? I don't know version for mssql 2008) so we need to
> support VARCHAR/VARBINARY(MAX) too...
>
> freddy77
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