Hi Mariano > Hi Norbert: I think I am quite confused. In this link > http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX/Setup/Windows/Building_wi > th_MinGW you can read: > > * "MS SQL Server * > > *The mssql backend is primarily intended for Unix environments where a > native client library is not available for the MS SQL Server and FreeTDS > library provides the only alternative. On Windows platforms, the native > client is an ODBC driver so it's better to use the odbc > backend<http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX/Setup/Windows/Bui > lding_with_MinGW#ODBC> ."* > > Is this corret? If true, can you explain it a bit more to me?
Yes, that's correct. Microsoft doesn't provide a "nativ" driver for SQL Server like MySQL, Oracle, etc. does. Instead, the official driver for SQL Server from Microsoft is a ODBC driver. Sure, it's possible to use the mssql backend and the FreeTDS library (not official), but the intended way (from Microsoft) is to use ODBC and the ODBC SQL Server driver (from Microsoft) on Windows platforms. Norbert -- OpenPGP public key http://www.linuxnetworks.de/norbert.pubkey.asc
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