Re: basic access problem on W2K
Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
From: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
To: Grzegorz Nowak <grzegorz.nowak@wp.pl>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2003-02-02T10:16:16Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Grzegorz Nowak wrote: > > Hi there! > > I installed PGSQL downloaded from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pgsql/ > I can start the server, enter command line, create and drop databases and > tables. > > However, I CANNOT ACCESS PGSQL from any other application (BC++ Builder, MS > Access, > ISO PGSQL,...). > > I specified port 5423 as the database port. > For now, I am fine with running tha database > as localhost, but I would prefer to have it accessible from the network. > > Can somebody help ? How do I get access to PGSQL from any other software ? It sounds like you need to install the PostgreSQL ODBC drivers, and setup some data sources: http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php Hope that helps. :-) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift > Thanks! > Greg -- "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there." - Indira Gandhi