Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Looking for Best SQL Server ODBC Driversfor Mac OS X

[Robert Garcia]

One more thing, the microsoft/data direct ODBC drivers for OS X are a carbonized version of the older classic version. It uses old style CFM libraries instead of unix type mach-o libraries. Openlink, witango, and the Apple odbc drivers are unix/mach-o with a carbon framework that allows carbon apps to use them and run natively(unix style) with mach-o apps like witango, but I don't think witango could use the strictly carbon drivers/manager, nor would I think you would want to. I believe only the OS X dev studio requires the carbon framework, not the server. Phil may have to correct me.

Robert.

On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 02:22 AM, Ian Daniel wrote:

Thanks, Robert.� I know you have quite a bit of experience doing what we are proposing in this thread.� Do you have any comments on the ODBC driver that is freely available from MS or any other part of the setup?
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Thanks in advance ...
Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

There is the openlink drivers. I use them, very fast, faster than JDBC, but not free.

Robert.

On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 12:32 AM, Ian Daniel wrote:

Ok, you've nudged us.� We're going to try it out.
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Thanks, Phil ....
Ian
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From: Phil Wade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

You could use the Microsoft JDBC driver. �And it is free.

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Hi Everyone:

We standardly use MS SQL Server on Win2k. �However, we have need to query a SQL Server 2000 database residing on Win2k from Witango on Mac OS X, so we're on the hunt for the best ODBC driver for this need, to reside on the Mac system.

Does anyone have any comment or experience with this scenario? �Just trying to avoid the pitfalls.

tks,
Ian Daniel



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