MS SQL access (from VMS)

Deskin, Bob Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM
Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:35:16 -0500


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ODBC access is available on Windows NT/2000/XP (PH 8.41 or Axiant 3.4). It
is not available in 8.40. You can get to RDB on an OpenVMS box from your
Windows box running PowerHouse/PowerHouse Web/Axiant but that's not what's
desired. I don't know of any way to get from an OpenVMS box to SQL Server.
You would need something from Oracle that would hook into a SQL Server
database.
Bob Deskin              
Product Manager, Application Development Tools 
Cognos Inc. 3755 Riverside Drive, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA 
bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]On Behalf Of Robert Edis
Sent: February 23, 2004 6:22 PM
To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: Re: MS SQL access (from VMS)


G'day Chris
 
I believe I asked about this a couple of years ago and Cognos said it
couldn't be done.  BUT as ODBC is one of the database access options in the
PHD (at least in 8.4) I don't see why you couldn't connect to a SQL Server
database via an appropriate ODBC driver.
 
Blue

Chris Sharman <chris.sharman@ccagroup.co.uk> wrote:

We've now got a Windows SQL db storing lots of data.
We can run SQL queries on it from VMS using freetds, and I believe that 
also supports ODBC, db-lib, and ct-lib.
Anyone know if it's possible to use Powerhouse (on VMS) for reporting on 
this database, as if it was local Rdb or whatever ?
Presumably quiz uses SQL or something to talk to databases ?
How do we persuade it to connect through freetds ?

Thanks,
Chris


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<DIV><SPAN class=154363023-23022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>ODBC 
access is available on Windows NT/2000/XP (PH 8.41 or Axiant 3.4). It is not 
available in 8.40.&nbsp;You can get to RDB on an OpenVMS box from your Windows 
box running PowerHouse/PowerHouse Web/Axiant but that's not what's desired. I 
don't know of any way to get from an OpenVMS box to SQL Server. You would need 
something from Oracle that would hook into a SQL Server 
database.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=154363023-23022004>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob 
Deskin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Product Manager</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>,</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Application Development Tools</FONT> 
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cognos Inc.</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> 
<FONT face=Arial size=2>3755 Riverside Drive</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>,</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA</FONT> 
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>bob.deskin@cognos.com</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>(613) 738-1338 ext</FONT> <FONT 
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> 
  powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com [mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]<B>On 
  Behalf Of </B>Robert Edis<BR><B>Sent:</B> February 23, 2004 6:22 
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: MS SQL 
  access (from VMS)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>G'day Chris</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>I believe I asked about this a couple of years ago and Cognos said it 
  couldn't be done.&nbsp; BUT as ODBC is one of the database access options in 
  the PHD (at least in 8.4) I don't see why you couldn't connect to a SQL Server 
  database via an appropriate ODBC driver.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Blue<BR><BR><B><I>Chris Sharman 
  &lt;chris.sharman@ccagroup.co.uk&gt;</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq 
  style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">We've 
    now got a Windows SQL db storing lots of data.<BR>We can run SQL queries on 
    it from VMS using freetds, and I believe that <BR>also supports ODBC, 
    db-lib, and ct-lib.<BR>Anyone know if it's possible to use Powerhouse (on 
    VMS) for reporting on <BR>this database, as if it was local Rdb or whatever 
    ?<BR>Presumably quiz uses SQL or something to talk to databases ?<BR>How do 
    we persuade it to connect through freetds 
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