I recently had to set up a MS SQL database on my Mac for a client project, if you ever have to do this here is a mini tutorial.
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In this post I am using VMWare Fusion for virtualisation, but you could use something else and the instructions should be mostly portable.
Get a Windows VM
Go to https://www.modern.ie/en-us/virtualization-tools and download a VM (Virtual Machine) for your Mac. I will be using Windows 7 (the version of IE doesn't matter).
Install the virtual machine and log in.
Get MS SQL Express with tools
As you download the Windows VM you can also download the free version or MS SQL.
At the time of writing the tiny_tds gem - the gem needed to access MS SQL - only supports MS SQL up to version 2012. So version 2014 won't work.
Go to http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=29062 and download MS SQL Express 2012, make sure to get the version with tools (named something like ENUx86SQLEXPRWTx86ENU.exe).
Install MS SQL Express
If you downloaded MS SQL Express on your Mac, you will need to make it accessible to your Windows VM. If you are using Fusion you can simply drag and drop the installer to Windows.
Run the installer and just install the default components. Accept the defaults in all other screens.
Sql Server Management Studio Express For MacCreate a DB for testing
In Windows, open SQL Server Management Studio. Connect using the provided defaults, then:
Enable SQL Authentication![]()
Still in SQL Server Management Studio:
Create a database user
In Management Studio:
Set user mappings
In the same screen:
You can then close Management Studio.
Enable TCP in Express
In Windows, open SQL Server Configuration Manager. Then:
Restart SQL (in the same window):
We can now close SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Disable the Windows Firewall
In Windows:
Find the IP address for the VM
In Windows:
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In Windows:
The Network should be set to 'Home network'
In the mac terminal test the connection to the Windows VM:
Note that the IP address will most likely be different on your machine.
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This should give you a successful ping. If you get a timeout double check the network settings and firewall in Windows.
If you have an application that can connect to MS SQL on the Mac, I recommend testing the connection from there first before going to Rails. I am using Navicat in my case. Otherwise just skip this step.
Toast for mac. In Navicat:
Install freetds
In order to connect to MS SQL, we need to install the necessary libraries in our Mac. Install freetds using homebrew, in the Mac terminal:
Add the tiny_tds gem to your project
In your Gemfile:
Then:
bundle
Set up the connection in Rails
In your
database.yml , add / modify an entry for using the MS SQL db:
Take care to set the values as set previously i.e. host, port, username and password.
When this is done, your Rails application should now be able to connect to the MS SQL Express server running on the VM.
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