ODBC Connection to Postgresql fails (Visual Studio)

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

Hallo,

I want to access a local PostgreSQL database using a psqlodbc driver.
However I cannot connect ("Data Source not found"). I tried the sample code from the driver's documentation. Any ideas why this fails?

Dim szConnect As String = "DSN=localhost;UID=postgres;PWD=root_1234"
Dim cnDB As OdbcConnection = New OdbcConnection(szConnect)
Try
    cnDB.Open()
Catch ex As Exception
    Debug.Write("Failed")
End Try

Posted 6-Nov-11 23:35pm

chris085

Add a Solution

3 solutions

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

thatraja · Answer 1 · 2011-11-06T23:44:00

Solution 1

Based on the error, I think there is no DSN in that name(localhost), check it. If its not exist then create a new DSN in that name.

Posted 6-Nov-11 23:44pm

thatraja

Prerak Patel · Answer 2 · 2011-11-06T23:49:00

Solution 2

If you mean you want to connect using ODBC driver, choose proper connection string.
http://www.connectionstrings.com/postgre-sql#p51[^]

Posted 6-Nov-11 23:49pm

Prerak Patel

Devart Software · Answer 3 · 2015-09-09T23:06:00

Solution 3

Try to use code example from this postgresql odbc documentation connection guide[^]

Posted 9-Sep-15 23:06pm

Devart Software

Comments

George Jonsson 10-Sep-15 5:16am

Only four years late with your solution.
Don't pick up old questions, please.