PostgreSQL version: 13.5
Operating system: windows 10
Description:
I wrote a VBA application to connect to PostgreSQL database by psqlodbc.
The application works fine when there are no special characters in the password.
When the password contains special characters (e.g. * , $ %),
the application responds with an error below:
Number: -2147467259
Description: password authentication failed for user 'testdb'
I made an sample as below:
VBA
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Sub dbconnTest()
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim sql As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim rcnt As Integer
Set cnn = New ADODB.Connection
cnn.Open "Provider=MSDASQL;Driver=PostgreSQL Unicode;UID=postgres;port=5432;Server=localhost;Database=testdb;PWD=Gd*oB,$3Ln%pQ"
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
sql = "SELECT * FROM testtbl"
rs.ActiveConnection = cnn
rs.Source = sql
rs.Open
cnt = rs.Fields.Count
rcnt = 2
Do Until rs.EOF
For i = 0 To cnt - 1
Cells(rcnt, i + 1).Value = rs.Fields(i)
Next
rcnt = rcnt + 1
rs.MoveNext
Loop
Set rs = Nothing
Set cnn = Nothing
End Sub
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