Re: no simple test in DSN configuration?

DataDirect distributes a nice version of OdbcTest for Windows on the
following page:

   <http://www.datadirect-technologies.com/support/downloads/su-tools.asp>

At 1/14/2004, Dave Page wrote:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bing Du [mailto:bdu@iastate.edu]
> > Sent: 14 January 2004 20:45
> > To: pgsql-odbc@postgresql.org
> > Subject: [ODBC] no simple test in DSN configuration?
> >
> > I've ever configured the ODBC driver for both MS SQL server
> > and MySQL using ODBC Data Source Administrator on windows
> > 2000.  Both have a test button so you can know right away
> > whether or not your DSN configuration (e.g. database name,
> > username, password, etc.) is right.  I don't see a test like
> > button when I configured PostgreSQL ODBC driver.  Any way I
> > can do a simple test?  I'm new to PostgreSQL, by the way.
> >
> > Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated,
>
>Hmm, that one never came up before (surprisingly!). Do you have an ODBC
>app you can try - Microsoft Query or Crystal Reports for example?