I think you were on the right track, though. I'm assuming "SQL Server" refers to Microsoft SQL Server?
Have you come across this in your searches? http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=392385 On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Kelly Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > AH!!! I'm a dork! Disregard my comment. > > On Jul 28, 2010, at 10:19 PM, "John F. Eldredge" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Notice, however, that he wants to connect to SQL Server, not MySQL. There >> are likely to be some differences. >> >> -------Original Email------- >> Subject :Re: [nlug] Perl and SQL Server >> From :mailto:[email protected] >> Date :Wed Jul 28 22:14:25 America/Chicago 2010 >> >> >> Are these programs that you're going to write? >> >> You shouldn't need to pay for software to do this libdbd should work fine. >> There's all kinds of examples on the web of perl code that talks to mysql >> with freely available drivers. Perhaps if you explain a little more what >> these programs do... >> >> http://sql-info.de/mysql/examples/Perl-DBI-examples.html >> >> -K >> >> On Jul 28, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Paul Boniol wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to figure out a relatively easy to set up, low-cost/free way for >>> Perl programs on Linux to access a SQL Server database. >>> >>> Running Perl programs on Windows, everything uses ODBC since is freely >>> available and easy to set up in the OS. >>> >>> Easysoft had popped up a the top of my search ... They hide the price well. >>> At the current exchange rate it's around $1,300. Let's just say that's >>> definitely the wrong neighborhood. (From comments I read elsewhere, it >>> sounds like there's a server and client piece which wouldn't work either >>> since I don't manage the server.) >>> >>> FreeTDS sounds good, but even the FAQ says it is difficult to set up and >>> there isn't a package (at least not in my distro's repositories). >>> >>> I've got DBVisualizer-6.5.12 which uses the jTDS driver (jdbc) to access >>> the DB and is running fine on Linux. I've looked into using it a bit, but >>> to use it with Perl it sounded rather complicated to set up as well. >>> >>> Any suggestions on what direction I should focus my time? >>> >>> Paul Boniol >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> -- >> John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] >> "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not >> to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
