--- Joao Miguel Ferreira <jmf@estg.ipvc.pt> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've had some experience in accessing a PostgreSQL
> database, running on
> Linux, from remote clients with Perl (DBI, DBD),
> also on Linux. Only
> Perl/Linux.
>
> But know I need to know if it is possible to access
> PortgreSQL (running
> on Linux) with the Microsoft Develpment Languages
> and API's on the
> client side ????
>
> ... is it possible to access PG (on Linux) from a
> Windows machine using
> the 'traditional' Microsoft languages/API's (C#, VB,
> etc) ????
>
> ... I really don't know the MS dev tools very well
> !!!... but I need to
> help a student make some initial decisions on his
> project !!!
>
>
> Thank you all.
>
> Joao Ferreira

i have no experience here, but wanted to try and
answer your question. i woul dbe surprised if you
couldn't. i think ms dev tools support odbc - and i
think pgsql does, too.

you may find more information in the manual:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/i...-accessdb.html

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/i...nterfaces.html

good luck.


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