FreeTDS Development Group

[Frediano Ziglio <freddyz77 AT tin.it>]

Il mar, 2002-10-22 alle 19:37, Sven Köhler ha scritto:
> nobody answered yet, so here's my comment:
> 
> > This morning I finished implementing DSNless and freetds.conf'less
> > connections in ODBC (i updated userguide too, see iODBC page). 
> 
> hi!
> good work, haven't looked at it yet, but i'm quite sure it works.
> 
> i didn't find any changes on the iODBC-page:
> http://www.freetds.org/userguide/x1760.htm
> 
> is there anything mentioned about DSNless connections?
> 

This page refer to currect release (0.61), not current CVS.
The page i have spotted is CVS updated (see attachment). Although it
work some stuff are still todo.

> > Some question:
> > - should I read freetds.conf for global options even for
> > freetds.conf'less connection?
> 
> hmm ...
> think an ODBC-connect that doesn't reference a Server in the 
> freetds.conf shouldn't use the global options from that file.
> 

Yes but freetds.conf can contain more options...

> BTW: can i configure ODBC-DSNs that are freetds.conf'less?
> (the definition of a freetds.conf'less DSN would be a DSN without a 
> Servername option)
> 
> > - should I readded freetds.conf connections? At the moment I read
> > "server" option instead of servername, my intention is readd
> > freetds.conf connections if "servername" option is specified
> 
> 
> what do you mean? i don't understand you properly in that point.
> especially the word "readded"
> 

I should read old style configuration for compatibility

> > - do you think useful to add a "address" option (like ms specification)?
> > IMHO not...
> 
> again i don't understand you that well.
> sorry
> 
> 

ms as a option like 
Address=ip:port
For specify the address to connect

> Thx
>    Sven
> 
freddy77

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