Re: Postgresql Windows ODBC

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From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 5:07 AM
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [GENERAL] Postgresql Windows ODBC

Tonight I shall install the Postgresql ODBC driver which I downloaded,
and experiment.

Is anyone using ODBC?

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We use PostgreSQL for lots of things. For instance, there is a tool we
wrote that synchronizes database systems from any platform and database
type into any alternative platform and database type. So (for instance)
you can take VSAM files and create an Oracle data warehouse from it. We
use PostgreSQL for intermediate steps and for doing customized metadata
storage. It performs admirably. We are using OLEDB as the interface
with VB.NET. We are using a driver we wrote ourselves, but I imagine
that the sourceforge one would serve well for most purposes. (PostgreSQL
can also be the source or target database and some customers are using
it for that).

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I was looking at Realbasic standard edition (not professional), and
thinking of downloading the demo and trying it with the ODBC. Anyone
here use Realbasic at all?

In Windows, what would you say is the easiest language to use which can
talk to Postgresql?

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Use the language that you are most familiar with and that your customers
will be able to maintain.

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Just curious.... e.g. I have Liberty Basic which is very easy, but
does not easily support ODBC...

Is anyone working with some form of Python on Windows. I downloaded
Python, but it seems to run only in some DOS window. I mentioned this on
a Dreamcard/Revolution board, and they said "Oh, you want PYTHON CARD."

Anyway, I would be interested to learn of an easy language which can
access Postgresql, together with some decent examples or tutorials to
get me going. I have a feeling that Realbasic will do the trick.

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I am guessing that there is some easy way to make it work. Surely,
there will be some kind of standardized interface like ODBC, OLEDB or a
.NET provider. If not, there may be a product very similar to RealBasic
that you can use. A web search might be helpful. Try this:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=realbasic+AND+%28odbc+OR+oledb+OR+%
28%22.net+provider%22%29%29&btnG=Google+Search

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