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  • From: "James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT freetds.org>
  • To: FreeTDS Development Group <freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [freetds] New to freetds - question with using to connect to MS-SQL via Perl in Linux
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:33:47 -0400

Sean Hopkins wrote:
> I installed the latest version of freetds on the website last week.
> I have been able to connect to a couple of MS-SQL servers with the
> Sybase driver.
>
> However, I am running into an issue with a differently named server.
> The server has a slash in the name: ORCXPDB1C2\SQL.

I don't think that's a name with a backslash in it. I think that's a
name, ORCXPDB1C2, and and instance, SQL.

Check your server configuration and User Guide for "Named Instances".
FreeTDS can connect to named instances, but older versions need them
defined as distinct servers.

--jkl




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