From: | leif(at)danmos(dot)dk |
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To: | pgsql-interfaces(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [INTERFACES] ODBC on unix? |
Date: | 1998-07-04 15:02:00 |
Message-ID: | m0ysSCj-000G4UC@danmos |
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Hi Herouth,
> Can someone clear something up for me?
>
> I was under the impression that ODBC is entirely a Windows proprietary
> thing. But now that I am reviewing all sorts of RADs for the web, they all
> seem to insist that their Solaris versions (I use Solaris) can access all
> databases through ODBC.
>
> Does this mean that there's actually an ODBC mechanism/framework for unix?
I have successfully downloaded and installed the unix pgodbc interface
by Sergey E. Levov. Have a look at http://users.ids.net/~bjepson/freeODBC
and ftp://ftp.informika.ru/pub/unix/db/postgres.
>
> The question that follows is - is PostgreSQL's ODBC driver, which, as I
> understand, is Win32 based - supposed to work in such an environment? Or is
> it too much to hope for?
I don't know. Maybe someone else can answer this?
>
> It would enable me to use things like ColdFusion and LiveWire. Very useful.
> I hate reinventing the wheel, and Java-based Web-RADs don't seem to exist.
> Or am I wrong in this, too?
Just to satisfy my curiosity: What are these two programs?
>
> Herouth
Greetings,
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