Re: Problem in using PostgreSQL ODBC driver with VBA - Mailing list pgsql-odbc
From | Fred Parkinson |
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Subject | Re: Problem in using PostgreSQL ODBC driver with VBA |
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Msg-id | 581AFB17020000A7000370D0@gwia1.abag.ca.gov Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: Problem in using PostgreSQL ODBC driver with VBA (Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>) |
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Re: Problem in using PostgreSQL ODBC driver with VBA
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List | pgsql-odbc |
Been there done that.
I have been using Access with PostgreSQL through ODBC for about 20 years, and boolean is essentially the biggest issue.
I create 2 odbc connections to a postgres database that has tables with boolean fields
connection 1 uses an ODBC file DSN with: PAGE 1: bools as char is checked; page 2: true is -1 is unchecked
connection 2 uses an ODBC file DSN with: PAGE 1: bools as char is UNchecked; page 2: true is -1 is checked
connection 1 uses an ODBC file DSN with: PAGE 1: bools as char is checked; page 2: true is -1 is unchecked
connection 2 uses an ODBC file DSN with: PAGE 1: bools as char is UNchecked; page 2: true is -1 is checked
My access database then has 2 connections to the table in question. I sufix the connection 2 table name (in access) as: public_my_table_bolasneg1
The odbc connection using the connection 1 file DSN to this table can be used in queries with a WHERE condition of "0" or "1" to limit records based on the boolean field.
The odbc connection using the connection 2 file DSN to this table can be used to bind the MS Access boolean check box to this field and the user can use the check box natively to update this field.
The odbc connection using the connection 2 file DSN to this table can be used to bind the MS Access boolean check box to this field and the user can use the check box natively to update this field.
Yes this is a kludge but it has worked for 20 years.
in your example below I would use the connection 1 table and the statement would be:
If SW_UE = "1" Then
do something
end if
Fred Parkinson
Application Programmer
Association of Bay Area Governments
415-820-7931
>>> Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> 11/3/2016 8:16 AM >>>
https://odbc.postgresql.org/docs/config.html
On 11/03/2016 08:11 AM, Vincenzo Turturro wrote:
> Good morning
>
> I write in order to obtain clarification (and possibly a solution !)
> about a problem I can't solve.
>
> First of all I will briefly describe the scenario.
>
> I have several applications written in VBA (Visual basic for
> Application) using Microsoft Access both as backend and frontend (data
> are stored in mdb files on a server and applications are stored in mde
> files on the pcs).
>
> I'm committed in reingeneering these applications in order to migrate
> data files to a PostgreSQL database, without changing the frontends
> except that for the connection to the data they manage.
>
> The idea is to connect each frontend to Postgres DB (version 9.5.4)
> using ODBC (version 9.5.4).
>
> In order to run some tests, I migrated data from an mdb file to PG
> tables, defined an ODBC connection and linked the Access frontend to the
> PG database using it.
>
> The problem raises when the application needs to deal with data stored
> in boolean columns.
>
> If SW_UE is the name of a boolean column in a table, when I use a
> statements like this
>
> If SW_UE = -1 Then
>
> Do something
>
> End If
>
> the following error raises:
>
> ERROR: Operator does not exist boolean = integer
>
> I already searched the Internet for a solution and I found some, but
> none solved the problem.
>
> For this reason I decided to write here, hoping in your help and/or some
> hint.
Advanced Options 2/2 Dialog Box
True is -1: Represent TRUE as -1 for compatibility with some applications.
While we are on bools:
Advanced Options 1/2 Dialog Box
Data Type Options: affects how some data types are mapped:
Bools as Char: Bools are mapped to SQL_CHAR, otherwise to SQL_BIT.
>
> I thank you in advance for any answer.
>
> Best regards
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Vincenzo Turturro
>
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>
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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com
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