Re: Version compatibility - Mailing list pgsql-general

Hi, Adrian,


On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/1/25 14:17, Igor Korot wrote:
>
> Reply to list also.
> Ccing list.
>
> Comments inline.
>
> > Hi, Adrian,
> > On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com
> > <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 3/1/25 13:15, Igor Korot wrote:
> >      > Hi, ALL,
> >      > I have PostgreSQL version 13 and ODBC driver version 11
> >      > on my Gentoo box.
> >      >
> >      > Are they compatible? Can I still connect to the server?
> >
> >     Have you tried to make a connection?
> >
> >
> > Tried.
> >
> > [code]
> > IgorsGentoo/home/igor/dbhandler_new/Debug #cat /etc/unixODBC/odbcinst.ini
> > Trace=yes
> > TraceFile=/tmp/sql.log
> > [PostgreSQL]
> > Description=PostgreSQL drver
> > Driver=/usr/lib64/psqlodbcw.so
> >
> > IgorsGentoo/home/igor/dbhandler_new/Debug #cat /etc/unixODBC/odbc.ini
> > [PostgreSQL]
> > Driver=PostgreSQL
> > Server=localhost
> > PORT=5432
> > DATABASE=draft
> > OOPTION=3
> > USER=postgres
> > PASSWORD=wasqra
> > IgorsGentoo/home/igor/dbhandler_new/Debug #
> >
> > igor@IgorsGentoo~/dbhandler/Debug $isql -v PostgreSQL
> > [IM002][unixODBC][Driver Manager]Data source name not found and no
> > default driver specified
> > [ISQL]ERROR: Could not SQLConnect
> > igor@IgorsGentoo~/dbhandler/Debug $
> >
> > [/code]
>
> From:
>
> https://www.mankier.com/1/isql
>
> "DSN
>
>      The Data Source Name (DSN) used to connect to the SQL database.
> unixODBC looks for the specified DSN in /etc/odbc.ini and
> $HOME/.odbc.ini, with the latter taking precedence.
> "
>
> Do you have a $HOME/.odbc.ini?
>
> Also in odbc.ini, per man odbc.ini, I believe you have to have something
> like:
>
> [ODBC Data Sources]
> Postgresql = This is my Postgres DSN.

I added it and now my odbc.n look like this:

[code]
igor@IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $ cat /etc/unixODBC/odbc.ini
[ODBC Data Sources]
PostgreSQL = This is my Postgres DSN.

[PostgreSQL]
Driver=PostgreSQL
Server=localhost
PORT=5432
DATABASE=draft
OOPTION=3
USER=postgres
PASSWORD=wasqra
igor@IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $

[/code]

And there is no .odbc.nii n the ~:

[code]
igor@IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $ ls -la ~/.o*
-rw-r--r-- 1 igor igor 0 Mar  1 23:10 /home/igor/.odbc.ini
igor@IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $ cat /home/igor/.odbc.ini
igor@IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $
[/code]

Apparently the file is created when  run "isql -v PostgreSQL".
I will look into that.

Thx.



>
>  From man odbc.ini:
>
> "[ODBC Data Sources] section
>
>         The required section [ODBC Data Sources] lists each data source name
> (DSN) as a key. The associated values serve as comments. Each  entry
> must be matched by an ini file [section] describing the data source.
> "
>
> > I'd like to develop backward compatible software which is compatible
> > with the oldest possible combination..
>
> Not following.
>  From my experiences with the ODBC driver it is backwards compatible, so
> I would think using a more recent version would be the preferred solution.
>
>
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian.klaver@aklaver.com
>