freeTDS to access sqlserverExpress

I'm trying to connect to sqlServer Express 2005 with freeTDS from 64 bit
linux.

I have successfully built the libraries and test programs by disabling
the GUI compilation.

 

I am running a database on sqlServer express which is labelled "local
instance" & is named

 

XPH846\sqlexpress (my pc hostname is xph03846)

 

I am trying to connect from linux like this

 

tsql -S xph03846\\sqlexpress -U sa -P root -D dunc2

 

I have the following entries in ~/.freetds.conf

 

[global]

        tds version = 4.2

 

[SQLEXPRESS]

        host = XPH03846

        port = 1433

        tds version = 7.0

 

[XPH03846\SQLEXPRESS]

        host = XPH03846

        port = 1433

        tds version = 7.0

 

But I can't connect - get error like this

 

locale is "C"

locale charset is "ANSI_X3.4-1968"

Default database being set to dunc2

15 There was a problem connecting to the server

 

However, on my PC I can connect like this

 

cd c:\program files\microsoft sql server\90\tools\binn

sqlcmd -S xph03846\sqlexpress -U sa -P root -d dunc2

1>

 

Does anyone have any ideas why I can't connect?

 

Duncan Kerr

Senior Software Engineer

 

NYSE Technologies
25 Bank Street
London E14 5NQ

United Kingdom
t +44 (0)20 7655 7214

f +44(0)20 7673 9817

[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 

www.nyse.com/technologies <http://www.nyse.com/technologies> 

 


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