Re: first time odbc

From: "jsilberberg(at)mindspring(dot)com" <jsilberberg(at)mindspring(dot)com>
To: Marc Fromm <Marc(dot)Fromm(at)wwu(dot)edu>
Cc: "pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: first time odbc
Date: 2011-03-29 19:27:36
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Marc Fromm <MARC(dot)FROMM(at)WWU(dot)EDU><BR>Sent: Mar 29, 2011 3:01 PM <BR>To: "jsilberberg(at)mindspring(dot)com" <JSILBERBERG(at)MINDSPRING(dot)COM><BR>Cc: "pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org" <PGSQL-ODBC(at)POSTGRESQL(dot)ORG><BR>Subject: RE: [ODBC] first time odbc <BR><BR><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = [default] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40 NS = "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" /><ZZZhtml xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><ZZZhead><ZZZmeta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZmeta content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)" name="Generator">
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I updated the windows postgresql odbc drivers and now I get the message:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">This sounds like something needs to be configured on the server to allow the odbc connection.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> jsilberberg(at)mindspring(dot)com [mailto:jsilberberg(at)mindspring(dot)com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:13 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Marc Fromm; pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ODBC] first time odbc<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Why, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That's a vintage 02-Feb-2006 driver.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I use 8.04 from Dec-2009 and even that's getting a little stale.&nbsp; Why not try the 9.n drivers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Could the port(s) be blocked / restricted between you and the server and is PostgreSQL SSL support enabled -- <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/ssl-tcp.html" target=_blank>http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/ssl-tcp.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;JMS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Marc Fromm <BR>Sent: Mar 29, 2011 1:58 PM <BR>To: "<A href="mailto:pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org" target=_blank>pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org</A>" <BR>Subject: [ODBC] first time odbc <BR><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Before learning there was an odbc list, I sent this post to the admin list.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">I am running postgres on a red hat linux server.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-python-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-test-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-libs-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-docs-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-pl-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-odbc-08.01.0200-3.1</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-jdbc-8.1.407-1jpp.4<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-server-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">User on windows computers would like to odbc to the postgres databases.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">I downloaded the windows postgres odbc drivers from the following site and installed version “psqlodbc-08_01_0200” on the windows computer.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A href="http://ftp9.us.postgresql.org/pub/mirrors/postgresql/odbc/versions/msi/" target=_blank>http://ftp9.us.postgresql.org/pub/mirrors/postgresql/odbc/versions/msi/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">When I configure a “File Data Source” connection in access, I cannot connect to the postgresql database. I get the message, “A connection could not be made using the file data source parameters entered. Save non-verified file DSN?”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The parameters entered are:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Database: database_name<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Server: I entered the IP address of the server<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">User Name: I entered postgres<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Password:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">SSL Mode: prefer<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Port: 5432 (which is the port used by postgres)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Do I need to configure the /etc/odbc.ini file? It is currently just a blank file.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Thanks for any help.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Marc</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></ZZZbody></ZZZhtml></BLOCKQUOTE></ZZZ![endif]--></ZZZ!--[if></ZZZ![endif]--></ZZZ!--[if></ZZZmeta></ZZZmeta></BODY>

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