On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:22:49 -0400 "Jasbinder Bali" <jsbali@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using ECPG to connect to my postgres database. Doing it for the > very first time in my life. > > The name of my database is postgres and uses a trusted connection. > So, i don't think it needs any authentication parameteres like a > user name and password. > > I have the follwoing line of code in my .pgc file for the database > connectivity:- > > EXEC SQL CONNECT TO postgres; > > after compiling my .c file, i get the following error > > In function `main':ecpg_test.c:(.text+0x5d): undefined reference to > `ECPGconnect' > > Can any1 tell me wot is this all about??? > > EXEC SQL CONNECT TO postgres; gets converted to > { ECPGconnect(__LINE__, 0, "postgres" , NULL,NULL , NULL, 0); } > after ECPG does its internal conversion from .pgc to .c > > Regards, > ~Jas > It has been my impression that PosgreSQL REALLY likes to know who it's talking to. I'd include a user name with my connection string at the least. John Purser -- Learn to pause -- or nothing worthwhile can catch up to you.