On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:52 AM, raf <raf@xxxxxxx> 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. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
