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Accessing the database on MS SQL Server through Perl
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If the Perl is running on a MicroSlop OS, you can setup
the SQL Server as an ODBC Data source on the local machine
and use the DBI::ODBC approach.
If the Perl is not on a MicroSlop OS, then you might try
We have successfully connected with Perl
on a RH Linux box via the freeTDS approach to a SQLServer
7 instance. It was something of a pain, but, with some
messing around we got it to work. It does not support some
of the more sophisticated SQL tricks, but, it does simple
SQL "select this from there where something is true" kind of
stuff. My best advice is go to and start
reading. They talk about this in the faq page.
HTH Please use descriptive titles and check the FAQs.
And, beware the evil typo.
the SQL Server as an ODBC Data source on the local machine
and use the DBI::ODBC approach.
If the Perl is not on a MicroSlop OS, then you might try
We have successfully connected with Perl
on a RH Linux box via the freeTDS approach to a SQLServer
7 instance. It was something of a pain, but, with some
messing around we got it to work. It does not support some
of the more sophisticated SQL tricks, but, it does simple
SQL "select this from there where something is true" kind of
stuff. My best advice is go to and start
reading. They talk about this in the faq page.
HTH Please use descriptive titles and check the FAQs.
And, beware the evil typo.
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