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 <reference id="ref.mssql">
  <title>Microsoft SQL Server functions</title>
  <titleabbrev>MS SQL Server</titleabbrev>
  <partintro>

   <section id="mssql.intro">
    &reftitle.intro;
    <para>
     These functions allow you to access MS SQL Server database.
    </para>
   </section>

   <section id="mssql.requirements">
    &reftitle.required;
    <para>
     Requirements for WIn32 platforms.
    </para>
    <para>
     The extension requires the MS SQL Client Tools to be installed
     on the system where PHP is installed. The Client Tools can
     be installed from the MS SQL Server CD or by copying
     <filename>ntwdblib.dll</filename> from 
     <filename>\winnt\system32</filename> on the server to
     <filename>\winnt\system32</filename> on the PHP box.
     Copying <filename>ntwdblib.dll</filename> will only provide access.
     Configuration of the client will require installation of all the tools.
    </para>
    <para>
     Requirements for Unix/Linux platforms.
    </para>
    <para>
     To use the MSSQL extension on Unix/Linux, you first need to build and 
     install the FreeTDS library. Source code and installation instructions 
     are available at the FreeTDS home page: 
     <ulink url="&url.freetds;">&url.freetds;</ulink>
    </para>
    <note>
     <para>
      In Windows, the DBLIB from Microsoft is used.  Functions that return a
      column name are based on the <literal>dbcolname()</literal> function 
      in DBLIB.  DBLIB was developed for SQL Server 6.x where the max
      identifier length is 30.  For this reason, the maximum column length 
      is 30 characters.  On platforms where FreeTDS is used (Linux), this is
      not a problem.
     </para>
    </note>
   </section>

   &reference.mssql.configure;

   &reference.mssql.ini;

   <section id="mssql.resources">
    &reftitle.resources;
    <para>
    </para>
   </section>
   
   &reference.mssql.constants;

  </partintro>

&reference.mssql.functions;

</reference>

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