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NAME

DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ODBC::Microsoft_SQL_Server - Support specific to Microsoft SQL Server over ODBC

DESCRIPTION

This class implements support specific to Microsoft SQL Server over ODBC. It is loaded automatically by by DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ODBC when it detects a MSSQL back-end.

Most of the functionality is provided from the superclass DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::MSSQL.

USAGE NOTES

Basic Linux Setup (Debian)

sudo aptitude install tdsodbc libdbd-odbc-perl unixodbc

In case it is not already there put the following in /etc/odbcinst.ini:

[FreeTDS]
Description = FreeTDS
Driver      = /usr/lib/odbc/libtdsodbc.so
Setup       = /usr/lib/odbc/libtdsS.so
UsageCount  = 1

Set your $dsn in connect_info as follows:

dbi:ODBC:server=<my.host.name>;port=1433;driver=FreeTDS;tds_version=8.0

If you use the EasySoft driver (http://www.easysoft.com):

dbi:ODBC:server=<my.host.name>;port=1433;driver=Easysoft ODBC-SQL Server

Basic Windows Setup

Use the following $dsn for the Microsoft ODBC driver:

dbi:ODBC:driver={SQL Server};server=SERVER\SQL_SERVER_INSTANCE_NAME

And for the Native Client:

dbi:ODBC:driver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};server=SERVER\SQL_SERVER_INSTANCE_NAME

Go into Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC) to check driver names and to set up data sources.

Use System DSNs, not User DSNs if you want to use DSNs.

If you set up a DSN, use the following $dsn for connect_info:

dbi:ODBC:dsn=MY_DSN

MULTIPLE ACTIVE STATEMENTS

The following options are alternative ways to enable concurrent executing statement support. Each has its own advantages and drawbacks and works on different platforms. Read each section carefully.

In order of preference, they are:

METHODS

connect_call_use_mars

Use as:

on_connect_call => 'use_mars'

Use to enable a feature of SQL Server 2005 and later, "Multiple Active Result Sets". See "Does DBD::ODBC support Multiple Active Statements?" in DBD::ODBC::FAQ for more information.

This does not work on FreeTDS drivers at the time of this writing, and only works with the Native Client, later versions of the Windows MS ODBC driver, and the Easysoft driver.

connect_call_use_dynamic_cursors

Use as:

on_connect_call => 'use_dynamic_cursors'

in your connect_info as one way to enable multiple concurrent statements.

Will add odbc_cursortype => 2 to your DBI connection attributes. See "odbc_cursortype" in DBD::ODBC for more information.

Alternatively, you can add it yourself and dynamic cursor support will be automatically enabled.

If you're using FreeTDS, tds_version must be set to at least 8.0.

This will not work with CODE ref connect_info's.

WARNING: this will break SCOPE_IDENTITY(), and SELECT @@IDENTITY will be used instead, which on SQL Server 2005 and later will return erroneous results on tables which have an on insert trigger that inserts into another table with an IDENTITY column.

connect_call_use_server_cursors

Use as:

on_connect_call => 'use_server_cursors'

May allow multiple active select statements. See "odbc_SQL_ROWSET_SIZE" in DBD::ODBC for more information.

Takes an optional parameter for the value to set the attribute to, default is 2.

WARNING: this does not work on all versions of SQL Server, and may lock up your database!

At the time of writing, this option only works on Microsoft's Windows drivers, later versions of the ODBC driver and the Native Client driver.

using_freetds

Tries to determine, to the best of our ability, whether or not you are using the FreeTDS driver with DBD::ODBC.

AUTHOR

See "CONTRIBUTORS" in DBIx::Class.

LICENSE

You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself.