Great,
Thanks chaps. I have it working. Now just have to get used to it so I am not looking up
the instructions every time I make a move.
I can load tables, and create tables in an existing database - which I have running on
the server, and probably even update the data.. but is it possible to create a database
on the server from Access? That way, I could do all the creation and updating from the
Access machine. It's not a major headache anyway. Indeed no problem at all, as I can
obviously just go to Unix, create a database, then back to Access to populate it and
update it.
Anyway, thanks for the pointers. Saved me HOURS AND HOURS ....
Best regards
Robert
Valerio Santinelli wrote:
> Robert Chalmers wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I'm pretty new to postgresql, but am reasonably familiar with MSAccess, and I
> > see here that Valerio can export tables from Access to pgsql. How is this done?
> > And using forms from Access related to pgsql databases?
> > This could be invaluable. While I'm at it, does anyone know where there might
> > be some sample code for a shopping cart using pgsql as the database and php3?
> >
> > Thanks for any info, especialy on getting msaccess and postgresql working
> > together.
>
> Well.. I'm in a hurry so I'll be quick and concise.
>
> To access the PostgreSQL database from a win32 machine you can simply install the
> ODBC driver (there's a link on www.postgresql.org) and then you've got to configure
> your database on the linux machine to accept calls through TCP/IP from other
> machines. The way to do that is fully explained in the postgresql manual, but if
> you need more help on the topic just ask and I'll try to explain everything in a
> better way as soon as I get some time to write a full e-mail ;)
>
> After you configured your database on the linux box, just create a new dataabse in
> MSAccess and "connect external tables.." and tell him that you're using an ODBC
> database. You'll be prompted to enter some details about the database, expecially
> the IP address of the machine the database resides on and its name, then if
> everything goes fine you'll end up with a list of the tables contained in your
> postgresql database.
>
> Have fun! :)
>
> --
>
> C'ya!
>
> Valerio Santinelli a.k.a. TANiS
> [tanis@mediacom.it]+:+[http://www.mediacom.it/~tanis]
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