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  • From: Claude Iyi Dogan <nokia-cc AT easynet.be>
  • To: TDS Development Group <freetds AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Proposed new FreeTDS configuration format
  • Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 01:25:00 +0200 (CEST)


On Wed, 30 May 2001, James K. Lowden wrote:

> Norman Palardy wrote:
>
> > I'd really like to keep the backwards compatibility with Sybase interfaces
> > files at least since I am using freetds on a machine that does not have a
> > Sybase open client install, but in a company setting where we have
> > something
> > like 150 - 200 SQL Servers.
>
> Ah, I hadn't thought about a situation like that. Who knew anyone had 200
> Sybase
> servers these days? Here I am scorching the earth for a nice, tidy design,
> and there
> you go using the thing in the real world! Gads.
>
> I guess Brian is right; the interfaces file has to stay. But it's your
> fault,
> Norman!
>
> --jkl

Can't we have something like the default behaviour is to use the
$SYBASE/interfaces if /etc/freetds.conf is not present ?

Just another $.02

---
Claude





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