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  • From: Robert Mullen <robertm AT autowc.com>
  • To: freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [freetds] FreeTDS as a data access API from OS X
  • Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:31:44 -0700

I am developing applications for OS X using Cocoa and need to access legacy MS SQL Server databases. Ultimately I need to build a simple framework that abstracts connections, commands, results, and transactions for other members of my team. Right now I am trying to make sure I have a good feel for what is possible so the time is well spent. I have read through the docs on FreeTDS but some questions remain. Is it intended that most developers looking to build database connectivity into their applications using the FreeTDS components would do so using the ODBC driver and then the iODBC API? My preference would be not to add another layer of abstraction but rather to as close to the metal as possible. I have looked at the API documentation on FreeTDS.org and have seen the implementation of programs like TSQL but am still having problems with some of the functions. I wonder if maybe I am barking up the wrong tree by trying to code my framework in the same manner as something like TSQL as opposed to using the iODBC interface.

Anybody care to offer thoughts or experiences?

TIA




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