Finally some luck!!! I followed this and finally got my migration to run:
http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/database-support/ms-sql#dsn-less_connection On Apr 5, 2:42 pm, MattUebel <realityzea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unfortunately I have no advice to offer, but I can say that I am > mightily interested in this question. I will undoubtedly be trying to > hook up to a MSSQL DB at some point, and everything I have read so far > looks INCREDIBLY painful. :( > > Good luck. > > On Apr 5, 1:28 pm, stewbawka <stewba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > First off, i'm on ubuntu trying to connect to sql server 2008.. > > > I installed the latest version of the activerecord-sqlserver-adapter > > gem (2.3.4). in my database.yml i first tried connecting with the > > mode: ADO, but got this message: > > > Please use version 2.3.1 of the adapter for ADO connections. Future > > versions may support ADO.NET. > > > Ok.. so i try swapping my database.yml with this: > > > development: > > adapter: sqlserver > > mode: odbc > > dsn: Driver={SQL Server Native > > Client};Server=xxx.xx.x.xxx;Database=testing;Uid=sa;Pwd=*******; > > > now i get this message when i try to db:migrate: > > > S1090 (0) [unixODBC][Driver Manager]Invalid string or buffer length > > > i did a gem install for odbc-rails, but still getting the same. trying > > to find solutions on the net is frustrating because there's such a mix > > of different ways to connect (ado, odbc, dbi, etc) and some are from > > the perspective of connecting from windows or mac osx.. to compound > > things a lot of the stuff is older so i'm constantly wondering if > > there's a new better way.. > > > i'm used to connecting to mysql painlessly.. i don't know much about > > odbc, dbi, ado or any of that. i just want to know what the best and > > most current way to connect to a sql server db is. > > > Help me please! I just want to start coding! > > > Stuart -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
