> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-odbc-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-odbc-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Marten Feldtmann
> Sent: 16 November 2005 21:41
> To: pgsql-odbc@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [ODBC] Windows, ODBC drivers and strange points ...
>
> Perhaps you might remember my tests with
> PostgreSQL and IBm VisualAge Smalltalk.
>
> I mentioned my problems with column lengths
> and stuff like this.
>
> I still testing (from time to time) with
> the 8.0.3 database and use the newest
> 8.01.00.03 libpq ODBC drivers and now
> the situation is getting worse :-((((
>
> IBM Smalltalk is now not able to get the
> correct column size for strings any more.
>
> I always get either 254 bytes or 508 bytes
> as column size.
>
> We have a table like:
>
> create table "TPERSON" ("ALLCSTVIEW" CHAR(1)
> ....
>
> Now IBM Smalltalk calls OdbcSQLDescribeCol
> and gets 254 for this column as size in the
> return parameter cbPrecision.
>
> And the alternate call via OdbcSQLColAttribute
> with parameter Sql_Column_Lengthreturns 508.
>
> Actually this is true for ALL string columns
>
> The PostgreSQL drivers seem strange for me ...
> I've done work with other database systems
> via this ODBC library, but PostgreSQL does
> not give me any real success ....
>
> If anyone has any help ....
Why are you using such an old development snapshot of the driver?
Regards, Dave.