[Haskell-cafe] can someone point me to more help about Database.HDBC.ODBC?

Michael P Mossey mpm at alumni.caltech.edu
Fri May 29 23:01:36 EDT 2009


I'm trying to use Database.HDBC.ODBC to connect to a MySQL server, and I cannot 
figure out the docs. I want to establish a connection, and I know the server 
url, username, and password. According to these docs...

http://software.complete.org/static/hdbc-odbc/doc//HDBC-odbc/Database-HDBC-ODBC.html

...I am supposed to pass a string to connectODBC. These docs do not explain the 
meaning of the passed string, but refer me to a microsoft document:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms715433(VS.85).aspx

I cannot make any sense of this microsoft document. I guess I don't know enough 
about database interfaces in general. Can someone explain how to make a connect 
to a specific URL, or point me to some clearer docs?

Thanks,
Mike




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