You will need to create a DSN and use that rather then a direct connection. Seems to be a thing with the Qt ODBC driver and not being able to use the direct connection string on Linux and Mac OS. On Windows using the parameters without a DSN works fine.
- Nathan On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Martin Tomko <tom...@unimelb.edu.au> wrote: > Dear all, > We were – for the first time – trying to visualize some data held in SQL > Server 2008 by a remote collaborator. The data are held in a table with a > spatial column. > > I was hoping to use the new feature in QGIS, but was getting into > troubles. After filling the DB parameters (in the "pink" icon in QGIS 1.8) > I got this message: > > "Driver not loaded Driver not loaded" > > We filled all parameters in the connection window, without using > Provider/DSN. > > > > System information: > > QGIS > The about menu gives me: > > QGIS version > > 1.8.0-Lisboa > > QGIS code revision > > Compiled against Qt > > 4.8.1 > > Running against Qt > > 4.8.1 > > Compiled against GDAL/OGR > > 1.9.1 > > Running against GDAL/OGR > > 1.9.1 > > GEOS Version > > 3.3.2dev > > PostgreSQL Client Version > > 9.1.4 > > SpatiaLite Version > > 3.0.1 > > QWT Version > > 5.2.2 > > OS: > Tested on Mac OSX (10.6.8) and Ubuntu / KUBUNTU > > I wonder where the problem is… I did not find any related comments on > the Web. > > Thanks, > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >
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