SQL Server from linux - recent developments?

Rails
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Hello all.

It looks like I am going to be in a position where I will need to access
SQL server from a linux machine. I have done some googling around and
have seen various tutorials using tortuous setups of FreeTDS and ODBC
trickery.

The thing I have noticed is that all these tutorials and Wiki entries
appear to be rather old (2005-2006) and I am not exactly sure what the
CURRENT status of rails SQL server support in Linux is?

Has anyone tried it recently? My fervent hope is that it has all been
sorted hunky dory and I can just use the standard adapter without
trouble :wink:

Hey, a guy can dream can’t he?

thanks

Jeff

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RJ wrote:

Has anyone tried it recently? My fervent hope is that it has all been
sorted hunky dory and I can just use the standard adapter without
trouble :wink:

We’re running Debian using SQL Server for the backend. Works fine.
Sadly, you still (or at least I had to when setting the server up) have
to jump through hoops to get it running, but it sure isn’t impossible.

–
Jakob S. - http://mentalized.net

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I’m still having to do FreeTDS trickery to hit my SQL Server DB.
Luckily it’s well documented.

Wes