What framework to use to connect to a SQL Server instance from an iPhone? [duplicate]

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I need to write an iPhone application to connect an instance of SQL Server but I can't figure out which framework I could use to do this. Is there an ODBC framework I could use? Any links would be appreciated.

Please do not tell me to use a web service as that won't fit for this situation.

EDIT: I'm building a SQL querying tool for the iPhone. I don't want my users to have to setup a web service if they just want to query a couple tables in their database.

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As you're undoubtably away, choices for connecting to SQL Server in Objective-C are quite limited. Here are a few options:

• MacSQL ($699)
  • Commercial product
  • Designed for OS X - no word on iOS compatability
• ODBC Router ($799)
  • Another commercial product
  • Appears to funnel requests through a server running special software
• iSql ($25)
  • Commercial
  • Relaies on .Net web service, which can be hosted along side SQL Server database, to act as intermediary

Alternatively, since Objective-C is a superset of C, vanilla C works just fine, though you won't get the inherent "niceness" of working with an OO library. Microsoft has a page on ODBC Programmer's Reference to get you started.