[lotsofspots]

> Proprietary databases like Oracle and SQL Server find value in developing their own drivers. They don't tend to publish their wire protocol.

Just to note, MS have long published the details of their wire protocol, TDS - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols...

[eatonphil]

Thanks I should be fairer to them. Updated the post to note this.

[gfody]

btw I think you meant to say "worth noting" instead if "worth nothing" ;)

[eatonphil]

lol, oops. Not a freudian slip. Edited, thank you.

[pimeys]

The [MS-TDS].pdf is also an excellent piece of documentation, gave me all the answers to write a fully compatible TDS driver.