Re: psqlODBC / install / WinXP

hi dave,

-yes, for better or worse, i log in with administrative privileges
routinely, and this was the case when i ran the install.

-i'm staring at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers
, with the window for 'ODBC Data Source Administrator' open on another
monitor ... and in fact, the list in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers is *identical*
to the list in the GUI tool ... except that the reg key has "(Default)" as
its first entry (whereas the GUI tool does not), and the reg key contains
three entries near the bottom, which the GUI tool does not:

PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL Legacy
PostgreSQL Unicode (Beta)

-so the GUI tool must be doing something more than simply reading the list
of entries at this key and displaying them ... since it is choosing to
skip the (Default) entry and the three PostgreSQL entries.  i notice that
the 'Data' field of each key is 'Installed' (except for the "(Default)"
entry), which is blank.

any insights appreciated,

--sk


On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Dave Page wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pgsql-odbc-owner@postgresql.org
>> [mailto:pgsql-odbc-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Stuart Kendrick
>> Sent: 19 July 2004 23:44
>> To: pgsql-odbc@postgresql.org
>> Subject: [ODBC] psqlODBC / install / WinXP
>>
>> i've downloaded the MSI version of the GBorg psqlODBC driver
>> from
>> http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/genpage.php?downloads
>>
>> and i've double-clicked on the resulting icon and installed it.
>>
>> but i don't see this driver when i poked through the 'ODBC
>> Data Source Administrator' (Control Panel, Administrative
>> Tools, Data Sources, Drivers
>> tab)
>>
>> what am i missing?
>
> Did you have administrative permissions when you ran the installation?
>
> Can you confirm whether or not the following registry key exists?
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers\PostgreSQL
>
> Regards, Dave
>
>