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[Brett <generica AT email.com>]

Ah, I see now.

I've re-created my test program using dblib, but again I can't see how to 
specify a named instance using this library.  And I can't even see how 
to specify a freetds.conf file using this library.  Finding these 
plentiful examples on the net isn't as easy as you suggest, and grepping 
through the unittests isn't the easiest way to learn how to use the 
library.

thanks,

        / Brett

On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Brian Bruns wrote:

> Ack.  Don't use libtds directly, it is a support layer for the higher
> level interfaces, and changes from release to release.  Please use
> either dblib, ctlib, or ODBC.  dblib is easiest from a setup &coding
> perspective.  You can look at the unittest programs for examples or
> look on the net, they are plentiful.
>
> Jim et al., let's put a big ass warning in tsql.c not to use libtds, eh?
>
> Brian
>
> On Apr 5, 2005 5:11 AM, Brett <generica AT email.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, ZIGLIO, Frediano, VF-IT wrote:
> >
> > > > > > I'm just wondering how to get this to work, since it doesn't
> > > > > > seem to be
> > > > > > fully implemented.  I was expecting there to be a
> > > > > > tds_set_instance() call,
> > > > > > but that doesn't exist yet.  And setting the instance name in
> > > > > > freetds.conf
> > > > > > doesn't seem to work, from tsql, probably for that reason.
> > > > > > Does this mean
> > > > > > (for now) you have to manually set it in the *TDSCONNECTION ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Would I be better off writing the code to implement
> > > > > > tds_set_instance() and
> > > > > > submitting it, or am I on the wrong track.
> > > > >
> > > > > Current CVS support named instance (TODOs involve only
> > > > documentation I
> > > > > tested even on cluster environment). Use "instance" option on
> > > > > freetds.conf and Server=host\instance syntax for ODBC
> > > > (freetds.conf-less
> > > > > and dsn-less).
> > > >
> > > > Since posting, I found that the freetds.conf was working, but this
> > > > server=host\instance sounds much better.
> > > >
> > > > Can I then guess that using
> > > >
> > > > tds_set_server(login, "servername\instance");
> > > >
> > > > will work ?
> > > >
> > > > if so, perfect
> > >
> > > No, do not confuse ODBC with other stuff. This is implemented in ODBC
> > > for compatibility with MS specifications. libTDS do not handle this
> > > syntax. Why would you like this syntax? Which library are you using?
> >
> > Ok, well then I am confused, and don't even know what library i'm using.
> > I'm simply duplicating code from the tsql.c file, and linking with -ltds.
> > Is this what you mean or not?  I just need a way to specify a named
> > instance, without using the freetds.conf file.
> >
> >         / Brett
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