Hello, I am currently trying to connect to a MS-SQL server in Linux. I have using the Sybase method to connect, but recently ran into an issue with a different server.

All of the previous servers have been straightforward, but this one has a slash in the name of the server. It is called ORCXPDB1C2\SQL. I add an additional slash in the server definition, but I am still having troubles connecting.

Here is the connection information:
use DBI;
my $user = "xyz";
my $passwd = "xyx2";
my $server = "ORCXPDB1C2\\SQL";
my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:Sybase:server=$server", $user, $passwd, {PrintError => 0});

If I connect to MS SQL servers without the slash, I can connect just fine with the above method. Not sure how to get around this issue.

Thank you!

In reply to Difficulty Connecting to MS-SQL server in Linux by MegaVoice

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