Re: New to PostgreSql - requires assistance

Pierre Couderc <[email protected]> Fri, 17 May 2019 12:32:40 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.postgresql.odbc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 5/17/19 9:34 AM, Cormar Films wrote:
>
> Good day
>
> I am a VB6 programmer with plenty of MS Access Databasis and 
> applications and would like to start using PostGreSql instead.
>
> I installed PostGreSql, pgAdmin4 and drivers - not sure if everything 
> required is now installed.
>
> I successfullly created a database and table in PostgreSql, and now 
> want to start implimenting it in VB6.
>
> My big problem now is the connection to the database from VB6.I tried 
> the following connection strings:
>
> conUsers.ConnectionString = "Driver={PostGreSql 
> Unicode(X64)};SERVER=localhost;port=5432;DATBASE=WinMedAngela;UID=postgres;PWD=Goslow22%;CommandTimeOut=300;"
>
> conUsers.ConnectionString = "Driver={PostgreSql 
> ANSI(x64)};SERVER=localhost;port=5432;DATBASE=WinMedAngela;UID=postgres;PWD=Goslow22%;CommandTimeOut=300;"
>
> conUsers.ConnectionString = 
> "Driver={PostgreSql};SERVER=localhost;port=5432;DATBASE=WinMedAngela;UID=postgres;PWD=Goslow22%;CommandTimeOut=300;"
>
> ... which caused error "Data Source Name not found and no default 
> driver specified".
>
> It seems that there is a problem with the driver.
>
> Could you please assist me with this issue.
>
Have you checked that  the DB connect test in ODBC32 box  is ok??