SQL Server RODBC Connection

Solution 1:

library(RODBC)
dbhandle <- odbcDriverConnect('driver={SQL Server};server=mysqlhost;database=mydbname;trusted_connection=true')
res <- sqlQuery(dbhandle, 'select * from information_schema.tables')

Solution 2:

Taken from a posting to r-help:

 library(RODBC)
 channel <- odbcDriverConnect("driver=SQL Server;server=01wh155073")
 initdata<- sqlQuery(channel,paste("select * from  test_DB .. 
 test_vikrant"))
 dim(initdata)
 odbcClose(channel)