FreeTDS Development Group

["Mark Biernacki" <cpa AT lobodirect.com>]

I use Sun Microsystems Ultra Class machines.  Any idea what endian they are?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Reza Naima" <reza AT loudcloud.com>
To: "TDS Development Group" <freetds AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:49 PM
Subject: [freetds] Re: Newbie Lurking....


> Mark Biernacki sent me..
> > What is "big-endian" machine?
>
> It has to do with your byte order.   Different machines represent
> numbers digitally different.  Some machines might have EF32 and on
> another machine, it might be represented as 32EF.  I'm not sure which
> machines are which off the top of my head.
>
> Reza
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT speakeasy.org>
> > To: "TDS Development Group" <freetds AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:41 PM
> > Subject: [freetds] Re: Newbie Lurking....
> >
> >
> > > Mark Biernacki wrote:
> > >
> > > > great.  does this really work?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes.  FreeTDS has bugs, missing features, and dark corners, but with
> > DBD::Sybase it
> > > will get real work done.  Beware large text fields, and in your case
> > (since you have
> > > a Sun client) make sure your MS service packs are up to date if you
don't
> > want
> > > datetime endian troubles.  You'll find more details in the list
archives.
> > >
> > > Welcome.
> > >
> > > --jkl
> > >
> > >
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