Re: how to install just client libraries on windows?

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:52 AM, raf <raf(at)raf(dot)org> wrote:
> hi,
>
> i just tried to upgrade libpq.dll on windows and couldn't
> work out how to do it. in the past, with 8.3.x, i knew i had
> to download the entire server even though i only wanted
> the client but at least i was able to install just the
> client software.
>
> now, with 8.4 (enterprisedb one click installer), i tried
> to deselect what looked like server-related options and
> kept the client-related options selected but the installer
> kept telling me that something i had selected required
> the server to also be selected. i had to unselected all of the
> options before that error went away. since none of the options
> was just the client library i thought there was a remote
> chance that it might make some sense especially when the
> installer happily proceeded with the installation process
> even though no components were selected. i figured it must
> know something i didn't :-)
>
> anyway, all that was installed was the stackbuilder.
> there was no PostgresPlus/8.4SS/bin/libpq.dll as i
> had expected.
>
> so, what have i done wrong? how do i use the one click
> installer to just install libpq.dll? i don't mind installing
> other client software along with it. i just don't want the
> server installed. should i install the server and client
> software and then uninstall the server software?

You've installed Postgres Plus Standard Server, not the PostgreSQL
one-click installer. The easiest way to just get libpq and the
supporting libraries would be from the tarball distros:
http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/pgbindownload.do

Just extract, and grab the DLLs.

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Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com