[fpc-devel] TMSSQLConnection - sqlDB component for accessing MS SQL Server

[LacaK]

Hi,
let me share same basic info/ideas about TMSSQLConnection :
1. As Marcos wrote it is descendant of sql-db TSQLConnection class and 
provides native connector for MS SQL Servers and Sybase servers
2. is depends/requires on FreeTDS open-source cross platform DB-Library 
(alternatively can be used also Microsoft db-library ntwdblib.dll)
3. all what is needed are 2-3 files:
 - mssqlconn.pp (implementation of TMSSQLConnection and TSybaseConnection)
 - dblib.pp (interface to FreeTDS db-library ABI dblib.dll on Windows, 
libsybdb.so on *NIX)
 - readme.txt (some info for users/developers)
4. according to market share of MS SQL Server and Sybase there may be 
many users, which will welcome alternative to TODBCConnection
5. there is on http://www.freepascal.org/future.var in "Improve the 
database support" > "Drivers (descendants) for more database types" so I 
understand it as FPC is open for new stuff ;-)
6. if there is any problem please let us know. If you decide to include 
it into fcl-db then you can place files for example into src/sqldb/mssql 
folder ;-)
TIA
-Laco.
> Hi,
>
> As you can see here http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=17303 the
> developer known to LacaK developed a new connector for MSSQLServer,
> descendant of TSQLConnection class, and sent the beta code in
> 2010-08-30.
>
> Some developers discussed the new code here:
> http://lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,15135.msg80922.html#msg80922
>
> I'm already using this connector in production without problems.
>
> To FPC core team:
> Could you take a look in that component and think about included this
> code in SVN to new developers use too, please?
>
> Thanks,
> Marcos Douglas
>
> PS: this message was posted in lazarus-list and fpc-pascal, but I was
> wrong because nobody answer me about YES or NOT. So, I think this is
> the right list, don't?
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