[TYPO3] connecting to a foreign database

[Dmitry Dulepov [typo3]]

Hi!

PEF wrote:
> I'm working on an extension where I have to get some data from a MSSQL 
> database. For that purpose I've created a class much similar to the DB 
> class used by Typo3.
> 
> What I would like to do is to:
> - define a variable $GLOBAL['MSSQL_DB'] to hold my connection to the 
> database
> - include my mssql-class, so that I can use it in the same way, that I 
> use the $GLOBAL['TYPO3_DB'] - like $GLOBAL['MSSQL_DB']->exec_SELECTquery
> 
> 
> I'm very much in doubt what will be the right way to do it.
> 
> Any qualified suggestions?

Try reading DBAL anual, may be it will give you the answer.

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