Re: the installer of postgresql 9.4.1208 and 8.4-703 doesn't start

From: John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: the installer of postgresql 9.4.1208 and 8.4-703 doesn't start
Date: 2016-07-16 20:15:20
Message-ID: 82f6d811-f422-67ae-0b81-d0164f03cba7@hogranch.com
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On 7/16/2016 1:03 PM, Stefania Miravalle wrote:
> So I just downloaded and instelled SQL Workbench/J as my it department
> said, to help me with sql queries.
> they also told me "Download a JDBC driver that will enable SQL
> Workbench/J to connect to your cluster. Currently we recommends this
> version 8 JDBC driver:
> http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download/postgresql-8.4-703.jdbc4.jar
>
> I did it but I am not an expert, therefore I supposed I had to install
> it. Am I wrong?

a .jar file is a java package, they are used as-is, most typically by
specifying them in the CLASSPATH when you start a Java program. As
Adrian said, in this case, you configure sql workbench/j to use it,
rather than installing it in your OS like regular programs.

--
john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

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