Re: Connecting remotely - multi tier - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From Adam Lang
Subject Re: Connecting remotely - multi tier
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In response to Re: Connecting remotely - multi tier  ("Sergio A. Kessler" <sak@tribctas.gba.gov.ar>)
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I know how to use a dll for VB, I just didn't know if there was a way to
directly access the postgresql without using ODBC.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken J. Wright" <ken@ori-ind.com>
To: "Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>;
<pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Connecting remotely - multi tier


> > In essence that is what I was asking... the possibility a Postgresql API
> > that I could use, as opposed to a generalised ODBC driver.  Whether for
a
> > client or a middle tier, it doesn't matter.
>
> That was your original question, and the answer is simply, use libpq.dll
This
> *is* the PostgreSQL API. If your windoze client app uses libpq.dll then
you can
> access a PostgreSQL database directly *without* the use of ODBC. The Zeos
> components wrap up this functionality quite nicely for Delphi. I don't
know
> anything about using a .dll in VB so I can't help there, but that is just
a
> general VB issue that any experienced VB'er can answer.
>
> Ken



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