Thread: Need: ODBC docs for Unix Dummies...

Hiya...

    Okay, I wish it to be known that I hate Micro$loth and the only
reason I'm running it is cause I have to get a client configured to talk
to PostgreSQL through ODBC...

    That said...HELP!!

    Got the ODBC driver loaded (ya, even *I* can do that!), and went
to 'Start->Settings->Control Panel->32Bit ODBC'...now what?  Do I want to
setup a User DSN? System DSN? File DSN?

    Is there anything I can read on this, like an FAQ?  I went
searching for one and couldn't find one that made any sense :(

    Patrice...ya want questions, here's questions :)

Quoting The Hermit Hacker (scrappy@hub.org):
>     Got the ODBC driver loaded (ya, even *I* can do that!), and went
> to 'Start->Settings->Control Panel->32Bit ODBC'...now what?  Do I want to
> setup a User DSN? System DSN? File DSN?
>
    System DSN is most likely what you want.  Then when it asks for
type select PostgreSQL... This should bring up a dialog that asks for the
server and port and all that fun stuff.

>     Is there anything I can read on this, like an FAQ?  I went
> searching for one and couldn't find one that made any sense :(
>
>     Patrice...ya want questions, here's questions :)
>
    Not sure if there is really an FAQ...  I honestly don't recall
where I learned this stuff.

Julie


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On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Julia A.Case wrote:

> Quoting The Hermit Hacker (scrappy@hub.org):
> >     Got the ODBC driver loaded (ya, even *I* can do that!), and went
> > to 'Start->Settings->Control Panel->32Bit ODBC'...now what?  Do I want to
> > setup a User DSN? System DSN? File DSN?
> >
>     System DSN is most likely what you want.  Then when it asks for
> type select PostgreSQL... This should bring up a dialog that asks for the
> server and port and all that fun stuff.

    Hrmmm...I ended up fiddling away at it, put it into File DSN and
actually got the bugger to work...have I ever mentioned how much I hate
Micro$loth? :)

>     Not sure if there is really an FAQ...  I honestly don't recall
> where I learned this stuff.

    There should be *some* sort of document that steps you through
this, no? :(