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  • From: Robert Gonzalez <robert AT robert-gonzalez.com>
  • To: FreeTDS Development Group <freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [freetds] Regarding MSSQL connection
  • Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:25:57 -0800

What was your configure command when you built freetds? How are you
attempting to connect to SQL Server with Javascript?

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <saigop AT gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
> I am using Javascript to connect to MS SQL server. For this I am using
> FreeTDS and UnixODBC, I am facing issue with isql saying that SQL connect
> error. I have tried lot of combinations, some where I am wrong. Robert
> also
> suggested me some things but still not able to succeed.
>
> So someone can assist me how to go ahead.
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <saigop AT gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Robert,
> > Thru this command I can able to see the 1> prompt,
> >
> > [root@localhost ~]# tsql -S egServer70 -U cims
> > locale is "C"
> > locale charset is "ANSI_X3.4-1968"
> > Password:
> > 1> help;
> > 2> ?
> > 3>
> > 4>
> > 5>
> > 6>
> > 7>
> > 8>
> > 9> use database cims;
> > 10> select * from DLR_DIAL_DTC;
> > 11> select * from DLR_DIAL_DTC
> > 12>
> > 13>
> > 14> QUIT
> > [root@localhost ~]# TDSVER=7.0 tsql -H 172.20.182.10 -p 1433 -U cims
> > locale is "C"
> > locale charset is "ANSI_X3.4-1968"
> > Password:
> > 1> use database cims;
> > 2> select * from DLR_DIAL_DTC;
> > 3>
> > 4> quit
> >
> > Is it correct? but I cant able to see any ouput of this command.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <saigop AT gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Robert,
> >> For me the output of the command tsql -C and I have commented in bold,
> >> please assist me to go ahead.... Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> [root@localhost ~]# tsql -C
> >> Compile-time settings (established with the "configure" script)
> >> Version: freetds v0.82
> >> freetds.conf directory: /usr/local/etc
> >> MS db-lib source compatibility: no // here do i need this to yes to
> >> communicate with SQL server?
> >> Sybase binary compatibility: no
> >> Thread safety: yes
> >> iconv library: yes
> >> TDS version: 5.0 //here I am using v0.82 which
> is
> >> version 8 rite?
> >> iODBC: no
> >> unixodbc: yes //unixodbc is yes, is this
> >> creates problem?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Robert Gonzalez <
> >> robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Try looking for .lib (notice the dot in front). That might be it.
> >>>
> >>> For the record, I don't use UnixODBC. It is only freetds
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <saigop AT gmail.com
> >>> >wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Hi Robert,
> >>> > I am using Cent OS 5.2. I gone thru the link you have provided, I
> >>> found a
> >>> > entry /usr/local/freetds/lib what I have downloaded is freetds stable
> >>> > release, inside that I cant able to find any lib folder. The older
> >>> version
> >>> > also I cant able to find any one. Where to get the lib folder. And
> also
> >>> > please let me know while installing freetds we need to enable the
> >>> msdblib.
> >>> >
> >>> > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <
> saigop AT gmail.com
> >>> > >wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > Hi Robert,
> >>> > > Actually what is the difference between UnixODBC and FreeTDS. My
> >>> > concern
> >>> > > is I need to connect my linux machine with SQL server 2000. So I
> need
> >>> to
> >>> > use
> >>> > > UnixODBC or FreeTDS? Please suggest me.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Robert Gonzalez <
> >>> > > robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:
> >>> > >
> >>> > >> I don;t think I am using UnixODBC. I am using FreeTDS 0.82 and SQL
> >>> > Server
> >>> > >> 2003.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <
> >>> saigop AT gmail.com
> >>> > >> >wrote:
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> > Hi Robert,
> >>> > >> > Can you please let me know what version of UnixODBC, FreeTDS
> and
> >>> SQL
> >>> > >> > server you are using. I am using UnixODBC 2.2.12 ,FreeTDS 0.82
> and
> >>> SQL
> >>> > >> > server 2000 enterprise edition.
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Robert Gonzalez <
> >>> > >> > robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > > Sorry, I should have said this before... what is the path to
> >>> your
> >>> > >> > > freetds.conf? On Fedora/RedHat linux it is usually
> >>> /etc/freetds.conf
> >>> > >> and
> >>> > >> > on
> >>> > >> > > Ubuntu/Debian it is /etc/freetds/freetds.conf
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > Of course these paths could be based on FreeTDS versions, but
> I
> >>> just
> >>> > >> know
> >>> > >> > > what I went through recently. I got the exact same error you
> got
> >>> and
> >>> > >> > fixed
> >>> > >> > > it by exporting FREETDSCONF equal to the path to the FreeTDS
> >>> conf
> >>> > >> file.
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > Also make sure your freetds conf file is set up properly. No
> >>> matter
> >>> > >> how
> >>> > >> > > hard
> >>> > >> > > I tried to connect by host name and port i was never able to
> do
> >>> that
> >>> > >> on
> >>> > >> > > both
> >>> > >> > > Fedora and Ubuntu. It was only after I made an entry in the
> >>> > >> freetds.conf
> >>> > >> > > and
> >>> > >> > > tried to connect with the servername alias that it would
> >>> connect.
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > Here are a few links for what I have done to make it work on
> >>> both
> >>> > >> Ubuntu
> >>> > >> > > and
> >>> > >> > > Fedora:
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >>
> >>> >
> >>>
> http://www.robert-gonzalez.com/2009/02/18/building-the-php-ms-sql-server-extension-from-source-on-ubuntu-810/
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >>
> >>> >
> >>>
> http://www.robert-gonzalez.com/2008/03/31/connecting-php-on-linux-to-mssql-on-windows/
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > Both of those are specifically geared toward getting PHP to
> talk
> >>> to
> >>> > >> SQL
> >>> > >> > > Server using its own extension. However in order to do that
> you
> >>> have
> >>> > >> to
> >>> > >> > be
> >>> > >> > > able to use tsql at the command line. In both cases I was able
> >>> to
> >>> > get
> >>> > >> > tsql
> >>> > >> > > to connect.
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > HTH, this is not really a strong suit of mine but I know it is
> >>> very
> >>> > >> > > frustrating when it doesn't work like you expect it to. ;)
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <
> >>> > >> saigop AT gmail.com
> >>> > >> > > >wrote:
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > > Hi Robert,
> >>> > >> > > > Thanks for your suggestion. I tried like this to set the
> >>> > >> environment
> >>> > >> > > > variable export
> >>> > >> FREETDSCONF=/usr/local/freetds-0.82/freetds.conf:$PATH
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > > and tried to connect with tsql
> >>> > >> > > > [root@localhost freetds-0.82]# tsql -H 172.20.182.10 -p
> 1433
> >>> -U
> >>> > >> cims
> >>> > >> > -P
> >>> > >> > > > $ql$wtcintra08 -D cims
> >>> > >> > > > locale is "C"
> >>> > >> > > > locale charset is "ANSI_X3.4-1968"
> >>> > >> > > > Msg 20017, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> >>> > >> > > > Unexpected EOF from the server
> >>> > >> > > > Msg 20002, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> >>> > >> > > > Adaptive Server connection failed
> >>> > >> > > > There was a problem connecting to the server
> >>> > >> > > > [root@localhost freetds-0.82]#
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > > I faced the adaptive server connection. How to go ahead from
> >>> this
> >>> > >> > stage?
> >>> > >> > > > please assist me. thanks in advance
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Robert Gonzalez <
> >>> > >> > > > robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > Do you have the FREETDSCONF environment variable set? I
> ran
> >>> into
> >>> > >> this
> >>> > >> > a
> >>> > >> > > > few
> >>> > >> > > > > weeks ago and after adding a
> >>> > FREETDSCONF=/etc/freetds/freetds.conf
> >>> > >> > > > variable
> >>> > >> > > > > it began to work.
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <
> >>> > >> > saigop AT gmail.com
> >>> > >> > > > > >wrote:
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > Hi James,
> >>> > >> > > > > > Again I am getting like this error when I try to use
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > [root@localhost ~]# tsql -S 172.20.182.10 -p 1433 -U
> cims
> >>> -P
> >>> > >> > > > > > $ql$wtcintra08
> >>> > >> > > > > > -D cims
> >>> > >> > > > > > locale is "C"
> >>> > >> > > > > > locale charset is "ANSI_X3.4-1968"
> >>> > >> > > > > > Msg 20009, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> >>> > >> > > > > > Unable to connect: Adaptive Server is unavailable or
> does
> >>> not
> >>> > >> exist
> >>> > >> > > > > > There was a problem connecting to the server
> >>> > >> > > > > > [root@localhost ~]#
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > what could be the reason? I have changed the servername
> >>> too.
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 6:27 PM, James K. Lowden <
> >>> > >> > > jklowden AT freetds.org
> >>> > >> > > > > > >wrote:
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > Gopalakrishnan A.N wrote:
> >>> > >> > > > > > > > I am trying to connect MS SQL server, but it gets
> >>> fails
> >>> > with
> >>> > >> > SQL
> >>> > >> > > > > > connect
> >>> > >> > > > > > > > error. ... I am attaching my
> >>> > >> > > > > > > > freetds.conf, odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > > Servername = 172.20.182.10
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > should be
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > Servername = egServer70
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > The ODBC Servername connection property refers to a
> name
> >>> in
> >>> > >> > > > > freetds.conf.
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > (The osql script is intended to report mistakes like
> >>> this.)
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > HTH.
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > --jkl
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________
> >>> > >> > > > > > > FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > >> > > > > > > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > >> > > > > > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> > >> > > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > > --
> >>> > >> > > > > > Thank you with regards,
> >>> > >> > > > > > Gopal,
> >>> > >> > > > > > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> >>> > >> > > > > > www.peopletech.co.in
> >>> > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________
> >>> > >> > > > > > FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > >> > > > > > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > >> > > > > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> > >> > > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > --
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > > > Robert Gonzalez
> >>> > >> > > > > http://www.robert-gonzalez.com
> >>> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________
> >>> > >> > > > > FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > >> > > > > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > >> > > > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> > >> > > > >
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > > > --
> >>> > >> > > > Thank you with regards,
> >>> > >> > > > Gopal,
> >>> > >> > > > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> >>> > >> > > > www.peopletech.co.in
> >>> > >> > > > _______________________________________________
> >>> > >> > > > FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > >> > > > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > >> > > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> > >> > > >
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > --
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> > > Robert Gonzalez
> >>> > >> > > http://www.robert-gonzalez.com
> >>> > >> > > _______________________________________________
> >>> > >> > > FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > >> > > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > >> > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> > >> > >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > --
> >>> > >> > Thank you with regards,
> >>> > >> > Gopal,
> >>> > >> > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> >>> > >> > www.peopletech.co.in
> >>> > >> > _______________________________________________
> >>> > >> > FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > >> > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > >> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> --
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Robert Gonzalez
> >>> > >> http://www.robert-gonzalez.com
> >>> > >> _______________________________________________
> >>> > >> FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > >> FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > --
> >>> > > Thank you with regards,
> >>> > > Gopal,
> >>> > > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> >>> > > www.peopletech.co.in
> >>> > >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > Thank you with regards,
> >>> > Gopal,
> >>> > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> >>> > www.peopletech.co.in
> >>> > _______________________________________________
> >>> > FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Robert Gonzalez
> >>> http://www.robert-gonzalez.com
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> FreeTDS mailing list
> >>> FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thank you with regards,
> >> Gopal,
> >> PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> >> www.peopletech.co.in
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thank you with regards,
> > Gopal,
> > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> > www.peopletech.co.in
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thank you with regards,
> Gopal,
> PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> www.peopletech.co.in
> _______________________________________________
> FreeTDS mailing list
> FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
>



--

Robert Gonzalez
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