FreeTDS Development Group

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>>I'm about to go nuts trying to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 from
>>a linux machine.
>>
>>I'll pay $20 to the first person who can get me over this last hump,
>>seriously I'll paypal it to you, maybe more if the solution is had
>>quickly. No joke, I will pay :)

...

> > Now what do I need to do to
> >  my $dbh = DBI->connect(?????) or die DBI->errstr();
> >
> > and how can I do a simple test query (verision or date, whatever) and 
> > print the results?
>
> Add an entry in the /etc/freetds.conf file (or wherever the freetds.conf
> file is located) that maps to your server - let's call this MYSERVER.

I added this:

[MYSERVER]
       host = 1.2.3.4
       port = 1433
       tds version = 8.0


> Now the connect() call:
>
> $dbh = DBI- >connect('dbi:Sybase:server=MYSERVER', ....);


my $dbh = DBI->connect(qw(dbi:Sybase:server=MYSERVER howdy doody)) or 
die DBI->errstr();

AND IT WORKED!!!!!! Thanks Michael!

> Of course you should already have seen this and added the entry to
> freetds.conf when you were building DBD::Sybase as it is required for
> the "make test" phase.

yeah, that all part of my problem :) I've been working with unixodbc, 
freetds, DBD::OBDC, and DBD::Sybase to get this to work and my head if 
spinning. I thought that may be what was supposed ot happen but I've 
read so manny docs and tried so many things I figured I was probably off.

I'm very grateful for the clarificaion Michael, please send me your 
paypal address off list and I'll pay you the $20 plus an additional $10 
since it was so quick.

Thanks again, very much :)