Re: timestamp and MS Access 7.0

> Dear All,
>
> We've just started using the PostODBC drivers with Access 7.0 and have
> run into a bit of a problem. We use the 'timestamp' field type, which
> isn't supported by Access or the ODBC driver (it seems). On the web page
> "PostODBC Compatibility with MS Access" it says that 'abstime' is
> supported, and comes into access as a 'Date/Time', which seems like a
> good alternative. However, when we tried it Access came back with
> "Reserved error (-7735)". As we need both a date and a time, we thought
> about using a 'date' and 'time' field type. The 'date' field type works
> just fine with Access, but the 'time' field type comes back as text. Are
> there any alternatives we're missing?
>
> Oh, this is with PostgreSQL 6.3 and PostODBC 0.21.

Try the later version 0.35 of PostODBC. This section of the web pages was
current as of 0.30a/b.

Also, the mailing list has moved to pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org,
all discussion is moving there.

Regards

Rudi

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