Re: Version String

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> alter function pg_catalog.version() rename to version_old;
>
> create function pg_catalog.version() returns text
> as $$select 'fake version goes here'::text$$ language sql;;

Alternatively, you could create a public version and create
a user that sees that public version (or some other schema)
before the pg_catalog one:

CREATE FUNCTION public.version() RETURNS text LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE
AS $$ SELECT 'PostgreSQL 8.4.22, but really PgPlus 8.4.22'::text$$;

ALTER USER odbc_fakeout SET search_path = public, pg_catalog;

Also note that a change to pg_catalog will *not* survive a
pg_dump and restore.

Other approaches:

* Ask EDB if there is a version that doesn't mangle version()

* Recompile it yourself after fixing version()

* Make a custom version() as above that actually parses the real
  version() string, so as to return the correct version even after
  you upgrade.

* Patch the standard ODBC driver to grep for just numbers in the
  version string, if they haven't already.

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg@endpoint.com  greg@turnstep.com
End Point Corporation 610-983-9073
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