Q) How can I get the iASP server to work with a Postgres SQL database?

A) You can connect to a PostGRES database on a UNIX platform using either JDBC or ODBC.

Connecting via ODBC

For on configuring an ODBC manager and an ODBC driver for Postgres SQL database, please check out the following FAQ:

ftp://mars.capital-data.com/pub/postgresql/odbc/psqlodbc_faq.html

Connecting via JDBC

When you install the Postgres database, there will be two folders, java1 and java2 which contain the JDK 1.1.* and JDK 1.2.* JDBC drivers respectively. To install the JDBC driver, make sure the JDBC .jar file is in a directory referenced in your classpath (you can update the start-server.sh script).

Next, you will have to modify your ADO connection string. The general prototype looks like:

"driver=postgresql.Driver;url={jdbc:postgresql://:/?user=&password=;}"

EXAMPLE: The following example connects to a Postgres database on 192.9.200.6 at port 5432. The username is postgres and the password is post:

con.Open("driver=postgresql.Driver;url={jdbc:postgresql://
192.9.200.6:5432/test?user=postgres&password=post;}");


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