Re: Postgresql - Access2000

"Nick Haw" <nick(dot)haw(at)operagrp(dot)com> wrote in message
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> Hi guys.
>
> I have a really hit a brick wall with this and no amount of searching
> news groups or websites appears to help me!!!!
>
> OK, I have a postgresql database and I have the newest ODBC driver
> installed on my PC. What I want to do is without messing around with
> Data Sources in control panel, is create a form that people use to log
> into the database and that attaches all the tables from postgresql in
> access as ODBC, the form needs to display the username and password.
>
> I really am starting from scratch here so _any_ suggestions would be
> really helpful.
>
> I have looked at Mark A. Taff's mini how to on the odbc.postgresql.org
> and can't make anything of it. (I must look so dumb!)
>
> Cheers in advance.
>
> Nick

Hello Nick,

If you think you look dumb wait till you hear my questions :)

I am totally new to database programming. I am using PostgreSQL with my C++
program and currently am able to insert and select and delete data using the
PostgreSQL functions.

But now I am trying to learn about ODBC, and I can't find anything anywhere
for someone just starting out. All the documentation seems to take into
assumption that you already are a wizard at it.

Would you possibly be able to explain ODBC to me and how to use it? Do I
need to use ODBC functions? are there ODBC functions? how does it integrate
with PostgreSQL?

anything else you wish to throw in would be helpful

Thank you in advance.

Liam