FreeTDS Development Group

[Gregg Jensen <greggj AT savvis.net>]

Jonathan Downes wrote:

> I'm trying and failing to compile under RH linux 5.1
> the freetds-current compiles OK but when I try and compile the
> samples I get:
> tdstest.c:32 structure has no member named 'column_value'
>

I think this may a problem  related with one of the recent changes from a 
static
buffer to dynamically handling memory.  The code changed but the tests didn't.

>
> cttest and dbtest compiled but running them just gives me a core dump.

These may be related to the changes mentioned above.(?)

>
>
> What I really want is to talk to a MS-SQL Server via perl from a linux
> machine, are there any perl+tds binaries around?

The combined perl+tds binary isn't something that would normally be made 
available
with the freetds library, but maybe someone can make it privately available 
to you.
The risk is that the libraries (perl and system) don't match up, which is why 
it
would be better to get the freetds working for you.  What type of interface 
did you
want to use with perl?  I know that the sybperl package works (which is what 
is
compiled into my perl), but I don't know that anyone has the DBI(?) module 
working.
Whichever interface you want to use, will have to be put into the binary you 
want.
Oh, and you will also have to have the db interface module  files for the perl
library and  modified appropriately.  This doesn't look like it would be a 
simple
project.  Lets try to get your compile working and then get your perl up to 
the way
you want.

Gregg Jensen
greggj AT savvis.com