FreeTDS Development Group

["Gopalakrishnan A.N" <saigop AT gmail.com>]

Hi Robert,
  For me the output of the command tsql -C and I have commented in bold,
please assist me to go ahead.... Thanks in advance.

[root@localhost ~]# tsql -C
Compile-time settings (established with the "configure" script)
                            Version: freetds v0.82
             freetds.conf directory: /usr/local/etc
     MS db-lib source compatibility: no // here do i need this to yes to
communicate with SQL server?
        Sybase binary compatibility: no
                      Thread safety: yes
                      iconv library: yes
                        TDS version: 5.0 //here I am using v0.82 which is
version 8 rite?
                              iODBC: no
                           unixodbc: yes //unixodbc is yes, is this creates
problem?


On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Robert Gonzalez <
robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:

> Try looking for .lib (notice the dot in front). That might be it.
>
> For the record, I don't use UnixODBC. It is only freetds
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <saigop AT gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Robert,
> >  I am using Cent OS 5.2. I gone thru the link you have provided, I found
> a
> > entry /usr/local/freetds/lib what I have downloaded is freetds stable
> > release, inside that I cant able to find any lib folder. The older
> version
> > also I cant able to find any one. Where to get the lib folder. And also
> > please let me know while installing freetds we need to enable the
> msdblib.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <saigop AT gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Robert,
> > >   Actually what is the difference between UnixODBC and FreeTDS. My
> > concern
> > > is I need to connect my linux machine with SQL server 2000. So I need
> to
> > use
> > > UnixODBC or FreeTDS? Please suggest me.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Robert Gonzalez <
> > > robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I don;t think I am using UnixODBC. I am using FreeTDS 0.82 and SQL
> > Server
> > >> 2003.
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <
> saigop AT gmail.com
> > >> >wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi Robert,
> > >> >   Can you please let me know what version of UnixODBC, FreeTDS and
> SQL
> > >> > server you are using. I am using UnixODBC 2.2.12 ,FreeTDS 0.82 and
> SQL
> > >> > server 2000 enterprise edition.
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Robert Gonzalez <
> > >> > robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Sorry, I should have said this before... what is the path to your
> > >> > > freetds.conf? On Fedora/RedHat linux it is usually
> /etc/freetds.conf
> > >> and
> > >> > on
> > >> > > Ubuntu/Debian it is /etc/freetds/freetds.conf
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Of course these paths could be based on FreeTDS versions, but I
> just
> > >> know
> > >> > > what I went through recently. I got the exact same error you got
> and
> > >> > fixed
> > >> > > it by exporting FREETDSCONF equal to the path to the FreeTDS conf
> > >> file.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Also make sure your freetds conf file is set up properly. No
> matter
> > >> how
> > >> > > hard
> > >> > > I tried to connect by host name and port i was never able to do
> that
> > >> on
> > >> > > both
> > >> > > Fedora and Ubuntu. It was only after I made an entry in the
> > >> freetds.conf
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > tried to connect with the servername alias that it would connect.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Here are a few links for what I have done to make it work on both
> > >> Ubuntu
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > Fedora:
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> http://www.robert-gonzalez.com/2009/02/18/building-the-php-ms-sql-server-extension-from-source-on-ubuntu-810/
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> http://www.robert-gonzalez.com/2008/03/31/connecting-php-on-linux-to-mssql-on-windows/
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Both of those are specifically geared toward getting PHP to talk
> to
> > >> SQL
> > >> > > Server using its own extension. However in order to do that you
> have
> > >> to
> > >> > be
> > >> > > able to use tsql at the command line. In both cases I was able to
> > get
> > >> > tsql
> > >> > > to connect.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > HTH, this is not really a strong suit of mine but I know it is
> very
> > >> > > frustrating when it doesn't work like you expect it to. ;)
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <
> > >> saigop AT gmail.com
> > >> > > >wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Hi Robert,
> > >> > > >  Thanks for your suggestion. I tried like this to set the
> > >> environment
> > >> > > > variable export
> > >> FREETDSCONF=/usr/local/freetds-0.82/freetds.conf:$PATH
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > and tried to connect with tsql
> > >> > > > [root@localhost freetds-0.82]# tsql -H 172.20.182.10 -p 1433 -U
> > >> cims
> > >> > -P
> > >> > > > $ql$wtcintra08 -D cims
> > >> > > > locale is "C"
> > >> > > > locale charset is "ANSI_X3.4-1968"
> > >> > > > Msg 20017, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> > >> > > > Unexpected EOF from the server
> > >> > > > Msg 20002, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> > >> > > > Adaptive Server connection failed
> > >> > > > There was a problem connecting to the server
> > >> > > > [root@localhost freetds-0.82]#
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I faced the adaptive server connection. How to go ahead from
> this
> > >> > stage?
> > >> > > > please assist me. thanks in advance
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Robert Gonzalez <
> > >> > > > robert AT robert-gonzalez.com> wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > > Do you have the FREETDSCONF environment variable set? I ran
> into
> > >> this
> > >> > a
> > >> > > > few
> > >> > > > > weeks ago and after adding a
> > FREETDSCONF=/etc/freetds/freetds.conf
> > >> > > > variable
> > >> > > > > it began to work.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Gopalakrishnan A.N <
> > >> > saigop AT gmail.com
> > >> > > > > >wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Hi James,
> > >> > > > > >  Again I am getting like this error when I try to use
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > [root@localhost ~]# tsql -S 172.20.182.10 -p 1433 -U cims
> -P
> > >> > > > > > $ql$wtcintra08
> > >> > > > > > -D cims
> > >> > > > > > locale is "C"
> > >> > > > > > locale charset is "ANSI_X3.4-1968"
> > >> > > > > > Msg 20009, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> > >> > > > > > Unable to connect: Adaptive Server is unavailable or does
> not
> > >> exist
> > >> > > > > > There was a problem connecting to the server
> > >> > > > > > [root@localhost ~]#
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > what could be the reason? I have changed the servername too.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 6:27 PM, James K. Lowden <
> > >> > > jklowden AT freetds.org
> > >> > > > > > >wrote:
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Gopalakrishnan A.N wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > I am trying to connect MS SQL server, but it gets fails
> > with
> > >> > SQL
> > >> > > > > > connect
> > >> > > > > > > > error. ... I am attaching my
> > >> > > > > > > > freetds.conf, odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Servername            = 172.20.182.10
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > should be
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Servername              = egServer70
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > The ODBC Servername connection property refers to a name
> in
> > >> > > > > freetds.conf.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > (The osql script is intended to report mistakes like
> this.)
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > HTH.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > --jkl
> > >> > > > > > >
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> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > --
> > >> > > > > > Thank you  with regards,
> > >> > > > > > Gopal,
> > >> > > > > > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> > >> > > > > > www.peopletech.co.in
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> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > --
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Robert Gonzalez
> > >> > > > > http://www.robert-gonzalez.com
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> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > --
> > >> > > > Thank you  with regards,
> > >> > > > Gopal,
> > >> > > > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> > >> > > > www.peopletech.co.in
> > >> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Robert Gonzalez
> > >> > > http://www.robert-gonzalez.com
> > >> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >> > > FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > >> > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Thank you  with regards,
> > >> > Gopal,
> > >> > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> > >> > www.peopletech.co.in
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> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Robert Gonzalez
> > >> http://www.robert-gonzalez.com
> > >> _______________________________________________
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> > >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thank you  with regards,
> > > Gopal,
> > > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> > > www.peopletech.co.in
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thank you  with regards,
> > Gopal,
> > PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
> > www.peopletech.co.in
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> >
>
>
>
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>
> Robert Gonzalez
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-- 
Thank you  with regards,
Gopal,
PeopleTech Systems Private Limited
www.peopletech.co.in