FreeTDS Development Group

[ZIGLIO Frediano <Frediano.Ziglio AT vodafoneomnitel.it>]

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> thought I'd keep you posted on progress...
> 
> I've reworked the convert functions along the lines we 
> discussed. I've got
> everything working as far as it is possible for me to test:
> 
> dblib conversions from character to various datatypes and 
> vice versa: I've
> tested this with freebcp importing and exporting a character 
> based file.
> 
> ctlib converions from various datatypes to character: tested 
> using sqsh.
> 

Try conversions from text field to char/varchar.

> I've spent most of today reintegrating my changes with the 
> latest snap.
> All seems fine now. This puts us in a good position for the 
> final assault
> I believe.
> 
> I still believe that there's some work to do on 
> tds_client_msg() - Brian
> has hinted that his big patch is not yet complete. It still 
> seems to me
> that tds_client_msg requires a TDSSOCKET parameter, which I 
> don't have in
> all circumstances, I dont think . Could Brian confirm this view ?
> 

TDSMSGINFO is not initialized correctly, perhaps need also reset before
tds_client_msg() exit and removed from other position?
Is msg_info field needed anymore in TDSSOCKET ?

> Nevertheless , I'm identifying all the places in tds_convert() where I
> reckon we would need a client message to be issued, and putting some
> placeholder code in there.
> 
> Other (paid) work now beckons for the remainder of today. 
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Bill 
> 
freddy77

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