Re: FAQ correction for Windows 2000/XP

From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: "Bruce Momjian" <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: "Alvaro Herrera" <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "Dan Dascalescu" <ddascalescu(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: FAQ correction for Windows 2000/XP
Date: 2008-07-15 14:12:12
Message-ID: 937d27e10807150712r71d0d924m141879cd0ce9fb79@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Bruce Momjian escribi?:
>> > Dan Dascalescu wrote:
>> > > I'd like to submit a correction for question "2.1) How do I setup a
>> > > datasource?" in the FAQ. The existing text reads:
>> > >
>> > > "For Windows, use the ODBC Administrator in Control Panel. Here you
>> > > can add, modify, or delete data sources."
>> > >
>> > > On Windows XP, however, there is no Control Panel applet for ODBC
>> > > management. The answer should read:
>> > >
>> > > "Go to Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources and Add the
>> > > PostgreSQL Unicode driver".
>> >
>> > Uh, I am not sure where you saw this FAQ but this is not an FAQ we
>> > manage. Where did you see it?
>>
>> http://psqlodbc.projects.postgresql.org/faq.html#2.1
>
> OK, thanks, forwarding to Dave Page, the FAQ maintainer.

hmm, I haven't maintained that in some years, but I do still have
access I think.

That said, the FAQ isn't exactly wrong - Control Panel is the standard
way to get to Administrative Tools which contains the applet. I'll see
if I can add an appropriate hint.

Regards, Dave.

--
Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com

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