SQL/database server capabilities NO ODBC please

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-11-28 15:34, Steve Teale wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:31:32 +0100, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>
>> On 2011-11-27 07:13, Steve Teale wrote:
>>> You may detest ODBC, but it is very soon going to be the only way to
>>> communicate with SQL Server short of writing another wire protocol
>>> effort.  There was the alternative of OLE DB, but MS is dumping that.
>>
>> FreeTDS can be used directly.
>
> True. I was thinking Windows at the time (very unusual).
>
> Steve

I'm pretty sure FreeTDS works on Windows. There's a RubyGem, TinyTDS and 
works on Windows and uses FreeTDS.

https://github.com/rails-sqlserver/tiny_tds

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg