You have you use version 0.91 of DBD::Sybase to connect to a mysql server. I am using Freetds version 0.51. This setup works fine and no odbc driver is needed just DBD::Sybase.
keith _________________________________________________ Keith A. Clay, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abilene Christian University Lead Programmer, Web Integration and Programming 286 Adams Center for Teaching Excellence (915) 674-2187 (915) 674-2834 (fax) _________________________________________________ "...continue to walk like that One walked..." > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Urlwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 7:48 PM > To: Amit Gandre; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: unixODBC and FreeTDS to MS SQL Server. > > > Well, I'm not especially solid on the FreeTDS. I did not realize that > FreeTDS supplied an ODBC driver. I thought that FreeTDS was to > be used with > DBD::Sybase to talk to SQL Server. > > Jeff > > > > > Hi > > I am having problems working with the DBD::ODBC driver. > > > > I am using unixODBC and FreeTDS connecting to MS SQL Server. They > > work well together and I have tested it. THe problem comes when I try > > to use Perl DBD::ODBC (version 0.28). So, I know my DSN entery is ok. > > > > This is the code (5 lines) and the Error I get. CAn you please tell > > me why this may happen? I have tried searching for a week now. > > > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > use DBI; > > use DBD::ODBC; > > my $DSN > > ='driver={myserver};hostname=x.y.x;port=200;database=X;uid=x;pwd=x;'; > > my $dbh= DBI->connect("dbi::ODBC:$DSN") or die "$DBI::errstr\n"; > > > > The error I get is > > > > DBI->connect(....) failed:[unixODBC][Drver Manager] Data source name > > not found, and no default driver specified (SQL-IM002). > > > > I have set the $DBI_DSN variable to dbi:odbc:myserver > > > > I know the unixODBC and the free TDS have been installed right. > > Can you help me with this? > > > > Thanks > > Amit > > > > > >
