Re: odbc

[David Bear <David.Bear@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Marc Fromm <Marc.Fromm@xxxxxxx> wrote:

I am running postgres on a red hat linux server.

postgresql-python-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-test-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-libs-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-docs-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-contrib-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-pl-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-odbc-08.01.0200-3.1

postgresql-jdbc-8.1.407-1jpp.4

postgresql-server-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

postgresql-tcl-8.1.23-1.el5_6.1

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User on windows computers would like to odbc to the postgres databases.

I downloaded the windows postgres odbc drivers from the following site and installed version âpsqlodbc-08_01_0200â on the windows computer.

http://ftp9.us.postgresql.org/pub/mirrors/postgresql/odbc/versions/msi/

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When I configure a âFile Data Sourceâ connection in access, I cannot connect to the postgresql database. I get the message, âA connection could not be made using the file data source parameters entered. Save non-verified file DSN?â

The parameters entered are:

Database: database_name

Server: I entered the IP address of the server

User Name: I entered postgres

Password:

SSL Mode: prefer

Port: 5432 (which is the port used by postgres)

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Do I need to configure the /etc/odbc.ini file? It is currently just a blank file.

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Thanks for any help.

You also need to make sure postgresql is listening on a public IP address AND you don't have any intervening filewall -- hostbased or otherwise. Be default, redhad does not allow connections to port 5432 via its standard rule set. I would install something like pgadmin on the windows client and see if that will allow you to connect first. If pgadmin connects, then its likely and odbc config issue.

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Marc

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