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- From: dant@microsoft.com (Dan Tyack)
- Subject: Re: Accessing MS SQL Server from Unix
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.174434.28474@microsoft.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 17:44:34 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <TODD.93Jan22062948@todd.kastle.com>
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- In article <TODD.93Jan22062948@todd.kastle.com> todd@kastle.com writes:
- >
- >We are going to be developing a new application using a SQL relational
- >database. All of our developers have Unix PC workstations (Interactive
- >Unix 3.0.1) which we've been using to develop the current project, and
- >it would be most advantageous to keep these as they are.
- >
- >Already sharing the Ethernet with these boxes is a machine running
- >Microsoft SQL Server, which is being used by an inventory application.
- >The SQL Server runs on top of OS/2 1.3 and is accessed through named
- >pipes, currently from workstations running Novell Netware.
- >
- >Is it possible to connect with the SQL Server from Unix? What would we
- >need to do this? Thanks.
- >
- >
- >--
- >
- >Todd Scalzott, Systems Programmer todd@kastle.com
- >Kastle Development Associates ...!uunet!friend!todd
- >
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- The SQL Bridge product from Microsoft supports this. It is a
- protocol gateway which supports access between PC clients and Sybase servers
- and Unix and VMS clients and Lan based SQL Server.
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