FreeTDS Development Group

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lowden, James K [mailto:LowdenJK AT bernstein.com]
> Sent: mercoledì 26 febbraio 2003 17.06
> To: 'FreeTDS Development Group'
> Subject: RE: [freetds] problems configuring..
> 
> 
> > From: Frediano Ziglio [mailto:freddyz77 AT tin.it]
> > Sent: February 26, 2003 1:57 AM
> > Il mer, 2003-02-26 alle 06:30, James K. Lowden ha scritto:
> > > On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:46:35 -0800, Peter Harvey
> > > <pharvey AT codebydesign.com> wrote:
> > > > I can update the unixODBC section if you want - let me know.
> > > 
> > > Probably easiest is
> > > to let Freddy and me rearrange things, then you can 
> > > applify/correct our New & Improved version.  
> > 
> > I check index and seem good.
> > However I don't know sgml/docbook very  well... I'm not able to code
> > such think, I can write some help but not sections and 
> similar. I saw
> > time ago a docbook split in parts. Is possible to split our doc?
> > 
> > Perhaps is better:
> >   Building
> >     Common stuff (make sense?)
> >     unixODBC
> >     iODBC
> >   Installing
> >     by rpm, by source
> >     odbcinst.ini (here or in configure?)
> >   Configuring
> >     File used, where...
> 
> Hmm.  That suggests integrating the ODBC and RPM instructions 
> into the main
> Build and Install sections.  That's a good idea, because -- 
> unlike Perl et.
> al. -- the ODBC driver manager is part of those tasks.  
> 
> Don't worry about SGML tags or English.  Say what you mean, 
> organized how
> you want.  I can mark it up later, but I can't write something I don't
> understand.  Well, I *can*, but I'm not sure how useful it 
> would be, as a
> guide.  
> 
> Of course, the more familiar you become with SGML, the easier 
> it is for me,
> but that will come over time as you gain experience.  No need 
> to force the
> issue.  
> 

Mmm... checking index again

2. Build FreeTDS
3. Install FreeTDS
4. Advanced configuration     (so, normal configuration is included in
install)
5. How to get what works with it working
  php
  ...
  odbc
Here we shouldn't repeat all steps for building and installing.... but ODBC
need special configuration totally different from other...

...
> You may recall tds_connect() is due for an overhaul, by me.  
> I'm going to
> split out:
> 
> 1.  Reading the configuration files (local).
> 2.  Determining the server's ip address (DNS).
> 3.  Connecting to the port (network).
> 4.  Logging in (TDS).  
> 
> I think, however, you already have some information you're 
> not conveying.
> If you failed at #4, there's a message from the server.  If you failed
> before that, you have the servername, and its hostname and address.  
> 
> So your messages could be:
> 
>       'FreeTDS:  Client unable to establish connection to 
> "Servername" on
> machine "hostname" at address "192.168.1.17" ', or 
>  
>       'FreeTDS:  Login to server "Servername" failed for user 
> "Username"
> '.  
> 
> Those would be helpful, I think.  
> 

Sounds good. 0.61 or 0.62 ?

freddy77

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