FreeTDS Development Group

["Lowden, James K" <LowdenJK AT bernstein.com>]

> From: Michael Peppler [mailto:mpeppler AT peppler.org]
> Sent: October 21, 2002 12:44 PM
> > 
> > Michael, do you have any comments on the 'make test' not 
> working 100%?
> > 
> > Should I consider falling back to 0.94 and the 0.60 (not 
> updated) FreeTDS?
> 
> No. I haven't followed things here closely, but unless FreeTDS now
> supports "dynamic sql" for the MS-SQL version of TDS (i.e. 
> ct_dynamic() and friends) then you will get these errors.

FreeTDS does not support "dynamic sql" at this time.  Our Italian Office is
said to be making progress, however.  I hope we'll be able to include it in
the next release, before year end.  

I never programmed with ct-lib, so I can't speak with any authority, but
from looking at the code....

> DBD::Sybase also uses the ct_command(CS_RPC_CMD) and ct_param() calls,
> and I don't know if these are properly supported yet.

The ct_command comment says:

        /* FIX ME -- will only work for type CS_LANG_CMD */

The ct_param function doesn't mention or make obvious any limitations.
Can't say more.  
 
> And thirdly DBD::Sybase gives access to the ct_get/send_data()
> primitives (to read/write BLOB data in chunks). Again I don't know if
> these are supported by FreeTDS.

These are not implemented.  They return success but do nothing.  

In sum, I would not be surprised if any of these failed.  

--jkl

P.S.  Michael, I guess we can consider that your wishlist, eh?  


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