Re: MS-QUERY / Postgresql ODBC driver incompatibility

On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:00 AM, Info Agipa <info(at)apli-agipa(dot)com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I've found a problem in using the postgresql ODBC driver with MS-QUERY.
> MS-Query is the tool included in Microsoft Office to access db in excel.
>
> If I type in ms-query :
> select code as groupe_clients, libelle
> from groupes_clients
>
> I have an error message. After some search, it appears that postgresql receive :
> select code as 'groupe_clients', libelle
> from groupe_clients

So what if you do:

select code as "groupe_clients", libelle
from groupes_clients

Also you might try creating the query in the Query Designer and
specifying groupe_clients
as the alias. This is how I do it I have not had any issues.

>
> But postgresql don't want ' but double quote " in the as part.
>
> MS-Query doesn't include a parameter to change this.
>
> It seems to be a ms-query bug...
>
> If no solution exists, I think it's a good idea to include an alert in the faq (http://psqlodbc.projects.pgfoundry.org/faq.html)
>
> As I have searching for a loooong time on google to see what I can make to fix this.
> Am I the only one wich access to postgresql in excel using ms-query and with as clause ?
>
> my ODBC driver version : 8.03.02.00
> my PostgreSQL database version : 8.4.16
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> Sylvain Fauveau

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