Re: [ODBC] ODBC <6.4 protocol

Dave Page wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]
> >
> >
> > I have backed out the changes to ODBC that removed compatibility with
> > <6.4 servers, so the 7.1 ODBC code still supports the older servers.
> > I have changed the dialog box from "6.4+" to "7.X,6.4+" to
> > make it less
> > confusing for users.
> >
> > Is that ODBC protocol dialog box needed?  Can the client
> > auto-detect the
> > server version?
> >
>
> I would assume not because the driver needs to make the connection and
> execute SELECT version() to figure out the server version (which is what
> happens with the current driver during the ODBC connection initialisation),

version() first appeared in 6.4.

Regards,
Hiroshi Inoue