Thread: Rename 64bit ODBC driver

Hi all,

would it be possible to rename the 64bit ODBC driver from PostgreSQL ANSI(x64) and PostgreSQL Unicode(x64) to PostgreSQL ANSI and PostgreSQL Unicode (same as the 32bit ODBC drivers)?

If drivers for both 32bit and 64bit were named the same, one could use the same connection string in both environments.

Cheers,

Mirko

Seconded.  The different name is unnecessary, and causes difficulties.  It should be simple enough to modify the MSI to register the 64-bit driver under both names.

Yes, but it is the MSI which makes those entries in the registry.  Changing the MSI to add a second driver name, without the irksome (64 bit) tag would be trivial.

From: Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com>
Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2019 16:49
To: Mirko Klingmann <Mirko.Klingmann@gbs.com>
Cc: pgsql-odbc@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Rename 64bit ODBC driver

Installer/Psqlodbcm_cpu.wxs(143)

<?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ?>

          <ODBCDriver Id="Psqlodbc_9.0_Driver_ANSI" Name="PostgreSQL ANSI($(var.Platform))" File="psqlodbc30a.dll" />

          <ODBCDriver Id="Psqlodbc_9.0_Driver" Name="PostgreSQL Unicode($(var.Platform))" File="psqlodbc35w.dll" />

          <ODBCDriver Id="Psqlodbc_9.0_Driver_ANSI.1" Name="PostgreSQL ANSI)" File="psqlodbc30a.dll" />

          <ODBCDriver Id="Psqlodbc_9.0_Driver.1" Name="PostgreSQL Unicode)" File="psqlodbc35w.dll" />

<?else?>

Yes, but it is the MSI which makes those entries in the registry.  Changing the MSI to add a second driver name, without the irksome (64 bit) tag would be trivial.

From: Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com>
Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2019 16:49
To: Mirko Klingmann <Mirko.Klingmann@gbs.com>
Cc: pgsql-odbc@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Rename 64bit ODBC driver