Windows Authentication for SQL Server using JBDC on a Mac

Question

Is it possible to connect to SQL Server using Windows authentication/integrated security from a Mac? I am using the type 4 JDBC driver provided by Microsoft. The front end (a fo

Answer 1

It is not correct to say that one driver can determine the data types and another driver can't. Any driver has to look at the implied type based on the arguments passed. Both jTDS and Microsoft's driver do this. This is a limitation of the protocol - the database cannot tell the driver which type is correct, because in many queries it can't know what you intend.

In each version, jTDS and Microsoft's driver each have different issues and different advantages. The "best" choice depends on exactly which version of each you look at, and exactly what your needs are. I've had to switch back and forth as different versions come out - Microsoft breaking in a certain way, then later adding something I wanted.