Sent from my iPad On 21-May-2013, at 11:24, John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > libpq lets you talk directly to postgres in its native tongue. > > ODBC implements a sort of abstraction. IMHO, its like trying to type with mittens on. > Also,I see no point in working using ODBC with Postgres if you want to work in C,when libpq is available.IMHO,it is like adding an extra layer without any purpose,or I may be wrong here. Also,is it only me,or are we all a bit wary of ODBC? I think JDBC is becoming the standard now(of course,its Java,but as I said, you should use libpq if you want to write native code for Postgres). Regards, Atri -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general