Re: Non-Proprietary ODBC Examples on Win32?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-odbc-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-odbc-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Randy Yates
> Sent: 28 September 2004 14:50
> To: pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [ODBC] Non-Proprietary ODBC Examples on Win32?
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there a C++ example somewhere of accessing an ODBC
> datasource under win32 using only public/free libraries? I
> think I can find the ODBC driver libraries OK, but finding a
> free, public-source driver manager for win32 seems to be
> problematic. iODBC and unixODBC don't run under win32 as far
> as I know.
>
> Of course I may be totally hosed. I am completely new to
> postgresql and ODBC programming. If my mental model is flawed
> and I'm asking the wrong questions, please educate me.

Modern Windows versions have a driver manager built in. I know it's not
Open Source, but then neither is the rest of the OS. Also, as Microsoft
wrote the standard, their implementation is pretty compliant :-)

Check out msdn.microsoft.com for the ODBC SDK and documentation.

Regards, Dave.