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  Open Database Connectivity in Jaguar
Subject:   re: Kind of a difficult way to manage a database
Date:   2003-11-19 21:47:30
From:   anonymous2
Response to: re: Kind of a difficult way to manage a database

Hi,


In regards to the comment about Sybase and SQL server, I did not know that. Are you saying that there are free drivers for SQL server ODBC on OSX from Sybase? If so where can I find these!? The reason I ask is that the openlink SQL server drivers start at $99 and really for many uses you would need the $495.


This is one thing that I wish Apple would take the lead from Microsoft and provide all sorts of ODBC drivers with the OS like Windows does. I mean really what good is an ODBC manager without a driver???


Great article by the way.

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  • re: Kind of a difficult way to manage a database
    2003-11-19 23:43:33  anonymous2 [View]

    Unfortunately as far as I know that only Sybase/MS SQL Server drivers available for OS X are from OpenLink.

    The point I was making in the comments was that it was possible to connect to these db's from OS X, not that the drivers were free or cheap.

    I agree that Apple could be a lot more proactive about including ODBC features in general in OS X.

    Glad you liked the article.

    Andrew