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tsql(1) 							 FreeTDS Utilities							   tsql(1)

NAME

       tsql - utility to test FreeTDS connections and queries

SYNOPSIS

       tsql  { -S servername [-I interface] | -H hostname -p port }
	     -U username [-P password] [-o options]

       tsql  -C

DESCRIPTION

       tsql is a diagnostic tool provided as part of FreeTDS. It uses the TDS protocol directly to connect to Sybase or Microsoft SQL Servers, and
       allows the user to issue queries that test the capabilities of FreeTDS.

       tsql is *not* a replacement for a complete isql, such as sqsh (www.sqsh.org).  It is designed to rely on the lowest level FreeTDS  library,
       tdslib, as a way to isolate potential bugs in the protocol implementation.

       tsql can be run in two ways, one which uses the freetds.conf and one which connects directly using the server's hostname and port.

       When  -S  is  used,  FreeTDS uses the freetds.conf (or equivalent) and environment variables in the normal way to determine the server's ip
       address and port. You can use -I to specify a filename, overriding FreeTDS's configuration file search algorithm.

       The -H and -p parameters are provided especially for troubleshooting new configurations	(or  servers).	Use  of  these	parameters  causes
       FreeTDS to ignore any freetds.conf and environment variables.

OPTIONS

       -S servername
	      the Database Server to which to connect.

       -I interface
	      a freetds.conf or interfaces file describing servername

       -H hostname
	      the DNS hostname of the server

       -p port
	      the port at which SQL Server is listening

       -U username
	      database login name. If username is not provided, a domain login is attempted for TDS 7+ connections.

       -P password
	      database password.

       -L list server "instances" (with -H)

       -C     prints some of the compile-time configuration parameters.

       -o options
	      apply the options specified to every command.

	      f      No footer	     [result count]

	      h      No header	     [titles]

	      t      Print time

	      v      Print version

	      q      Quiet

NOTES

       Typing "exit", "quit", or "bye" (or ^D) exits tsql.

       Typing "version" displays the TDS protocol version.

       Command batches may be separated with "go" or "GO". If "GO", the version string is reported before executing the batch.

       After prompting for the password, tsql will attempt to connect to the remote

       server.
	      tsql displays a counter indicating the number of seconds that

       it is attempting to connect.
	      Typically, tsql should immediately respond

       with a '1>' prompt.
	      If you see the counter (1, 2, 3, ...), most likely tsql is unable to connect to the indicated server.

       If you can connect with "tsql -S servername", your basic FreeTDS installation is working.

       If  you have suggestions for ways to make tsql more useful as a diagnostic tool, please recommend them to the FreeTDS mailing list for con-
       sideration.

HISTORY

       tsql first appeared in FreeTDS 0.60.

AUTHORS

       The tsql utility was written by Brian Bruns.

BUGS

       Several, to be sure, now that it's documented. :)

doc								 13 November 2011							   tsql(1)

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defncopy(1)							 FreeTDS Utilities						       defncopy(1)

NAME

       defncopy - extract procedures and views from a Microsoft server.

SYNOPSIS

       defncopy [-U username] [-P password] [-S server] [-D database]
	      [-i input_file] [-o output_file] [-v]
	     [owner.]object_name [[owner.]object_name...]

DESCRIPTION

       defncopy is a utility program distributed with FreeTDS. It replaces a similar program of the same name distributed by Sybase.

       defncopy  reads	the  text of a stored procedure or view, and writes a script suitable for recreating the procedure or view. For tables, it
       reads the output of sp_help and constructs a CREATE TABLE statement, complete with CREATE INDEX, too.

OBJECTS

       owner  is optional if you or the database owner is the owner of the procedure/view being copied.

       object_name
	      is the name of the system object you wish to extract.

OPTIONS

       -U username
	      database server login name.

       -P password
	      database server password.

       -S server
	      database server to which to connect.

       -D database
	      database to use. Optional if the procedure/view being extracted is in your default database.

       -i input_file
	      a script to apply to the database. Not currently implemented.

       -o output_file
	      a file to hold the script, defaults to standard output.

       -v     Show version information and copyright notice.

NOTES

       defncopy is a filter; it reads from standard input, writes to standard output, and writes errors to standard error. The -i and  -o  options
       override these, of course.

       defncopy makes use of the db-lib API provided by FreeTDS. This API is of course also available to application developers.

EXIT STATUS

       defncopy exits 0 on success, and >0 if the server cannot process the query.

       defncopy will report any errors returned by the server, but will continue processing.

HISTORY

       defncopy first appeared in FreeTDS 0.63.

AUTHORS

       The defncopy utility was written by James K. Lowden <jklowden@schemamania.org>

BUGS

       Works only with Microsoft servers and ancient Sybase servers.

       Does not create primary keys.

       Many options are defined by Sybase that this version does not implement. Feel free to correct this situation.

       In theory, defncopy could apply/produce DDL for any system object, but at present only tables, procedures and views are supported, and only
       for extraction.

doc								 13 November 2011						       defncopy(1)

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