Re: Version compatibility

On 3/1/25 21:17, Igor Korot wrote:

>>
>> Do you have a $HOME/.odbc.ini?
>>
>> Also in odbc.ini, per man odbc.ini, I believe you have to have something
>> like:
>>
>> [ODBC Data Sources]
>> Postgresql = This is my Postgres DSN.
>
> I added it and now my odbc.n look like this:
>
> [code]
> igor(at)IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $ cat /etc/unixODBC/odbc.ini
> [ODBC Data Sources]
> PostgreSQL = This is my Postgres DSN.
>
> [PostgreSQL]
> Driver=PostgreSQL
> Server=localhost
> PORT=5432
> DATABASE=draft
> OOPTION=3
> USER=postgres
> PASSWORD=wasqra
> igor(at)IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $

Did the connection work after making the change?

>
> [/code]
>
> And there is no .odbc.nii n the ~:
>
> [code]
> igor(at)IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $ ls -la ~/.o*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 igor igor 0 Mar 1 23:10 /home/igor/.odbc.ini
> igor(at)IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $ cat /home/igor/.odbc.ini
> igor(at)IgorsGentoo ~/dbhandler/Debug $
> [/code]
>
> Apparently the file is created when run "isql -v PostgreSQL".
> I will look into that.
>
> Thx.
>
>
>
>>
>> From man odbc.ini:
>>
>> "[ODBC Data Sources] section
>>
>> The required section [ODBC Data Sources] lists each data source name
>> (DSN) as a key. The associated values serve as comments. Each entry
>> must be matched by an ini file [section] describing the data source.
>> "
>>
>>> I'd like to develop backward compatible software which is compatible
>>> with the oldest possible combination..
>>
>> Not following.
>> From my experiences with the ODBC driver it is backwards compatible, so
>> I would think using a more recent version would be the preferred solution.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Adrian Klaver
>> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
>>

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Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com