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Re: [GENERAL] ODBC-client->Linux-server: datatype boolean not recognized?

Jose Soares <jose@sferacarta.com> — 1999-09-30T12:47:47Z

I had the same problem using m$access as client because m$access treats the
boolean value like an integer
0=false and -1=true while PostgreSQL treats the same value like a string (
'true','t','1','y','yes','false','f','0','n','no').
I created the following function and operator and now it works.

create function MsAccessBool(bool,int4)  returns bool
  as '' language 'internal';

create operator = (
        leftarg=bool,
        rightarg=int4,
        procedure=MsAccessBool,
        commutator='=',
        negator='<>',
        restrict=eqsel,
        join=eqjoinsel
        );

José

PS: remember to uncheck the field: "Bools as char" in the ODBC manager.


Jelle Ruttenberg ha scritto:

> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying to connect from a ODBC-client to PostgreSQL on a Linux-server.
> All is going well, except that the ODBC-client seems not to recognize the
> PostgreSQL boolean-datatype.
>
> Is this really caused by PostgreSQL? If yes: is there a workaround, like
> altering the datatypename in the proper places (pg_type?)? If no: then it
> is another problem and can somebody give a hint?
>
> Thanks,
> Jelle.
>
> I tested and encountered it in the following testsituations:
>
> Situation 1:
> Client: Mac via OpenLink ODBC-Client
> Server: Linux RH 6.0 via OpenLink Requestbroker
> Result: it looks like PostgreSQL-boolean is converted to SQL_C_CHAR
>
> Situation 2:
> Client: NT with psqlODBC
> Server: same Linux
> Result: in MS-Query:
> -  viewing the table-definitions, it comes with the message that it
> doesn't recognize datatype 'bool'
> -  selecting values it looks like PostgreSQL-boolean is converted to a
> numeric
>
> PostgreSQL: 6.5.1
>
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