Re: basic access problem on W2K - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Justin Clift
Subject Re: basic access problem on W2K
Date
Msg-id 3E3CEFF0.3010006@postgresql.org
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In response to basic access problem on W2K  ("Grzegorz Nowak" <grzegorz.nowak@wp.pl>)
List pgsql-general
Grzegorz Nowak wrote:
>
> Hi there!
>
> I installed PGSQL downloaded from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pgsql/
> I can start the server, enter command line, create and drop databases and
> tables.
>
> However, I CANNOT ACCESS PGSQL from any other application (BC++ Builder, MS
> Access,
> ISO PGSQL,...).
>
> I specified port 5423 as the database port.
> For now, I am fine with running tha database
> as localhost, but I would prefer to have it accessible from the network.
>
> Can somebody help ? How do I get access to PGSQL from any other software ?

It sounds like you need to install the PostgreSQL ODBC drivers, and
setup some data sources:

http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php

Hope that helps.

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift


> Thanks!
> Greg


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