FreeTDS Development Group

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

> Is it correct that to use freeTDS you only have to make and
> install/configure it and optionally use an Driver manager like the
> iodbc Manager.
> It is not nessecary to install anything on the server like one needs
> to do with the OpenLink solution.

Correct, which is one of the reasons we went with FreeTDS instead of the
OpenLink stuff (the other being that they actually want money).  I could
never understand why I needed to install a server component (which wanted a
reboot!  I don't think so!) to get ODBC to work from Unix. No one on their
support board gave me an answer either.

> So with freeTDS i can connect from a Linux client (webserver) to
> numerous databases (SQL Server7 on NT/2000) servers without "any"
> problems ;-)?

I don't think anyone here will guarantee that!  :)  But it's free, doesn't
require a server component, has _great_ support through this list and works
really well.

- 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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