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  • From: Ken Collins <ken AT metaskills.net>
  • To: FreeTDS Development Group <freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [freetds] FreeBCP to SQL Azure complains table is missing?
  • Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:42:32 -0500


I have not hit that need yet, but being able to use everything from tsql to
freebcp with Azure would be cool.

- Ken

On Nov 20, 2012, at 11:03 PM, "James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT freetds.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:04:39 -0600
> Cade Roux <cade AT roux.org> wrote:
>
>> I expect that workaround will not work because USE isn't supported -
>> you do in fact have to connect directly to the database, because of
>> the nature of the SQL Azure architecture.
>
> Yes, you're right. I forgot about that.
>
> About a year ago we added the DBSETLDBNAME macro as a way to set the
> dbname in the db-lib LOGINREC. That sets the dbname in the login
> packet, obviating the need for "USE dbname". freebcp could be modified
> to support that feature with a -D option.
>
> --jkl
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