FreeTDS Development Group

["Darryl Friesen" <Darryl.Friesen AT usask.ca>]

>> You need to use TDS 7.0 (not 4.2) for varchar and text fields.
>
> I have already tested it, but then we have problem with Russian.

Then I think you're stuck.  My understanding is that without TDS7 you can't
use varchar fields longer than 255 characters.


>> I can use either the sybase_* functions or the mssql_* funtions in
>> PHP without problems (Solaris 8 machine).  I think both get compiled
>> in when you you build PHP with --with-sybase or --with-sybase-ct.
>
> It's impossible to complile with the dblib and ctlib both - do you
> understand what are you talking about ?

Yes I think so.  That's why i said --with-sybase _OR_ --with-sybase-ct.  I
built PHP using --with-sybase-ct;  I have some code that uses the mssql
functions, and some that use the sybase functions (not in the same script
mind you).  Both work.  I didn't have to do anything special to compile the
code in ext/sybase, ext/sybase_ct or ext/mssql -- PHP takes care of that for
you.


- Darryl

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  Darryl Friesen, B.Sc., Programmer/Analyst    Darryl.Friesen AT usask.ca
  Education & Research Technology Services,     http://gollum.usask.ca/
  Information Technology Services Division,
  University of Saskatchewan
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