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Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005

From: Frediano Ziglio <freddy77 AT gmail.com>
To: FreeTDS Development Group <freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:08:13 +0200

Il giorno ven, 23/10/2009 alle 17.46 +0100, apk AT blueyonder.co.uk ha
scritto:
> Hi,
> using freetds version 0.82 on solaris 10. tsql fails to connect to sql
> server named instances as they contain backslashes. Ie.
> tsql -S'hostname\instancename' -U joe -P bloggs
> A work around is to remove the backslash in freetds.conf. However, this
> worked fine in freetds 0.62.4.
>
> The only error is
> 'There was a problem connecting to the server'.
>
> Its quite important that we maintain the exisiting functionality.
>
> Has anyone else seen this and is there a solution that would avoid using an
> unstable version?
>
>

Try -H instead of -S

freddy77

[freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, apk, 10/23/2009
- Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005 [NC], Cedric ROUVRAIS, 10/23/2009
- Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, Frediano Ziglio, 10/23/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, apk, 10/23/2009
  - Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, jklowden, 10/23/2009
    - Re: [freetds] tsql msg error 20009, Tareq, 10/25/2009
      - Re: [freetds] tsql msg error 20009, Frediano Ziglio, 10/25/2009
        
        Re: [freetds] tsql msg error 20009, Tareq, 10/26/2009
    - Re: [freetds] tsql msg error 20009, Tareq, 10/25/2009
    - Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, Frediano Ziglio, 10/26/2009
      - Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, James K. Lowden, 10/29/2009
        
        Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, Frediano Ziglio, 10/30/2009
        
        Re: [freetds] Ms sql backslash in named instance 2005, Frediano Ziglio, 10/30/2009