Re: ODBC: how to change search_path in DSN?

Hi Jim,

The solution was to put " set search_path=new_path" in Connection Settings
in the ODBC configuration (on Page 2 of the dialog).

Carlo

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Nasby [mailto:decibel(at)decibel(dot)org]
Sent: January 14, 2007 10:07 PM
To: Carlo Stonebanks
Cc: pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org; PGSQL Hackers
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] ODBC: how to change search_path in DSN?

On Dec 19, 2006, at 12:06 PM, Carlo Stonebanks wrote:
> I would like to create an ODBC DSN for a user to export files rom
> Acccess to
> a safe area. Right now, all tables are being dumped to public by
> default.
>
> In order to use the one-click export option for Access, I would
> like to have
> the connection for the ODBC DSN file change the default search_path to
> my_schema (and my_schema only).
>
> After seeing a post on this on another resource, I tried putting
> schema=my_schema in the connection settings text box, but the tables
> appeared in public anyway.

I think your only option is to change the default for the user. IT
would be handy if there was a way to set search_path via
pg_service.conf, though...
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