> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hiroshi Inoue [mailto:Inoue@tpf.co.jp]
> Sent: 01 March 2001 02:05
> To: Patrick Welche
> Cc: Tom Lane; charpent@bacbuc.dyndns.org;
> pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; pgsql-odbc@postgresql.org;
> pam1001@cus.cam.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: [ODBC] Re: [HACKERS] Release in 2 weeks ...
>
>
> Patrick Welche wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 08:53:31AM +0900, Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
> > ...
> > > I think I've fixed this bug at least for MS-Access.
> > > You could get the latest win32 driver from
> > > ftp://ftp.greatbridge.org/pub/pgadmin/stable/psqlodbc.zip .
> > > Please try it.
> >
> > How can I just install that file? (ie., M$ Access ->
> psqlodbc.dll -> real OS)
> >
>
> I don't know if M$-access requires MDAC now(it didn't require
> MDAC before). I use ADO and don't use M$-access other than
> testing. ADO requires MDAC and pgAdmin uses ADO AFAIK.
Yes, pgAdmin does use MDAC, currently v2.6
> > ===== aside:
> >
> > I just tried installing pgAdmin - the installer says:
> >
> > This setup requires at least version 2.5 of the Microsoft
> Data Access
> > Components (MDAC) to be installed first. If the MDAC installer
> > (mdac_typ.exe) is not provided with this setup, you can
> find it on the
> > Microsoft web site (www.microsoft.com)
> >
> > And after searching said website,
> > http://www.microsoft.com/data/download2.htm
> > shows:
> >
> > Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC 2.1.1.3711.11 < 2.5...
> >
>
> I can see the following at http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm
>
> Data Access Components (MDAC) redistribution releases.
> Five releases of MDAC are available here: The new MDAC
> 2.6, two of MDAC 2.5, and two of MDAC 2.1. You can
The message stating that you need MDAC 2.5 is generated by the MS Installer
- I cannot change. The pgAdmin notes on the website (which I wrote)
recommend v2.6 of MDAC which is indeed available at www.microsoft.com/data/
Regards, Dave.
