Hi Chadley, > My question is has anyone ever tried to connect a linux box to a windows > sql server? With all the windows PCs in the world some-one some-where > must have tried this. Yes I do this already with Red Hat Linux boxes running 1) Perl scripts reading and updating M$SQL 2000 Enterprise databases 2) PHP scripts read M$SQL 2000 Enterprise databases What language do you need connectivity from? Email me directly if you wish to take this off-list. -- Regards, +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Peter Kiem .^. | E-Mail : <zordah@xxxxxxxxxx> | | Zordah IT /V\ | Mobile : +61 0414 724 766 | | IT Consultancy & /( )\ | WWW : www.zordah.net | | Internet Services ^^-^^ | ICQ : "Zordah" 866661 | +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ My current spamtrap address is est0104@xxxxxxxxxx