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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 09:46:05 -0600
From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
To: Tim Tsai <tim@futuresouth.com>
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Subject: Re: ODBC Client for FreeBSD? (Also Linux cross development)
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In the last episode (Jan 06), Tim Tsai said:
> Is there an ODBC Client for FreeBSD, commercial or free?
> 
> The only one I've found thus far is a Linux version by Sybase.  Has
> anybody tried this on FreeBSD with the Linux emulation?
> 
> On another note, is it possible to develop Linux software on FreeBSD?
> I'd hate to setup a Linux box just to do this (we are completely FreeBSD
> and proud of it.  :-)

ODBC client for what database server?  ODBC isn't a generic database
frontend, unfortunately.  You need an ODBC driver specific to the
database you're connecting to.

	-Dan Nelson
	dnelson@emsphone.com