Re: [INTERFACES] Re: ODBC drive strange behavior - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Byron Nikolaidis
Subject Re: [INTERFACES] Re: ODBC drive strange behavior
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Msg-id 3889DD8D.32ACABD8@home.com
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In response to Re: ODBC drive strange behavior  (Jose Soares <jose@sferacarta.com>)
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Jose Soares wrote:
> 
> Sorry I forgot to send the attachement  :)
> 
> Jose Soares wrote:
> 
> > Please help!
> >
> > The PSQLODBC aborts a transaction with a strange error while execute a
> > legal query.
> > The message is:
> >
> > "Could not begin a transaction; unexpected protocol character from
> > backend (sen_query) (#1)"
> >
> > I tried the same query with psql client and it works with no problems.
> >
> > Does anyone know what this message means ?
> >
> > My configuration:
> >
> > Data base server: PostgreSQL v6.5.2
> > OS server: Linux 2.0.37 (Debian)
> > Win Client: M$_Access95
> > PsqlODBC v6.40.0006
> > log file attached.
> >
> > Any help would be very apreciated.
> >
> > José
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                     Name: LOG_ERROR.log
>    LOG_ERROR.log    Type: Text Document (application/x-unknown-content-type-txtfile)
>                 Encoding: base64


The error means the driver didn't receive the expected response
character from the backend.  For queries, the expected response would be
something like:

'T': results are coming (this one is the most likely expected)
'C': no tuples produced
'Z': ready for new query (in >= postgres 6.4 only).
'I': empty query produces this response
'N': notice
'E': error


In your case, the query begins:  (SELECT "figure"."azienda" 

It might be the extra parenthesis around the query ?  Try removing
them.  If that's not it, try making the query really short, just as an
experiment.  Also, using the wrong protocol with the backend can make
this happen.

Byron


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