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| author | Bruce Momjian | 2005-01-30 03:52:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian | 2005-01-30 03:52:46 +0000 |
| commit | 93e1795404d05323259846c1d83a5fa9933b2138 (patch) | |
| tree | 2fc5b109c3ba342272b506d151d194417cabab94 /doc/FAQ | |
| parent | a3b7d458079d5a27dac8545a5c8808874c8c72fc (diff) | |
Merge two Interfaces FAQ items into one.
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Sat Jan 29 21:21:25 EST 2005 + Last updated: Sat Jan 29 22:51:43 EST 2005 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ User Client Questions - 2.1) Are there ODBC drivers for PostgreSQL? + 2.1) What interfaces are available for PostgreSQL? 2.2) What tools are available for using PostgreSQL with Web pages? 2.3) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user interface? - 2.4) What languages are available to communicate with PostgreSQL? Administrative Questions @@ -378,21 +377,17 @@ User Client Questions - 2.1) Are there ODBC drivers for PostgreSQL? + 2.1) What interfaces are available for PostgreSQL? - There are two ODBC drivers available, PsqlODBC and OpenLink ODBC. + The PostgreSQL install includes only the C and embedded C interfaces. + All other interfaces are independent projects that are downloaded + separately; being separate allows them to have their own release + schedule and development teams. - You can download PsqlODBC from - http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php. - - OpenLink ODBC can be gotten from http://www.openlinksw.com. It works - with their standard ODBC client software so you'll have PostgreSQL - ODBC available on every client platform they support (Win, Mac, Unix, - VMS). - - They will probably be selling this product to people who need - commercial-quality support, but a freeware version will always be - available. Please send questions to postgres95@openlink.co.uk. + Some programming languages like PHP include an interface to + PostgreSQL. Interfaces for languages like Perl, TCL, Python, and many + others are available at http://gborg.postgresql.org in the + Drivers/Interfaces section and via Internet search. 2.2) What tools are available for using PostgreSQL with Web pages? @@ -416,21 +411,6 @@ See http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/GUITools for a more detailed list. - - 2.4) What languages are able to communicate with PostgreSQL? - - Most popular programming languages contain an interface to PostgreSQL. - Check your programming language's list of extension modules. - - The following interfaces are included in the PostgreSQL distribution: - * C (libpq) - * Embedded C (ecpg) - * Java (jdbc) - * Python (PyGreSQL) - * TCL (libpgtcl) - - Additional interfaces are available at http://gborg.postgresql.org in - the Drivers/Interfaces section. _________________________________________________________________ Administrative Questions |