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Subject: Re: ODBC constructs
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 11:34:10 +0530
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On 21-May-2013, at 11:24, John R Pierce <pierce@hogranch.com> wrote:
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> libpq lets you talk directly to postgres in its native tongue.
>=20
> ODBC implements a sort of abstraction.     IMHO, its like trying to type =
with mittens on.
>=20
Also,I see no point in working using ODBC with Postgres if you want to work=
 in C,when libpq is
available.IMHO,it is like adding an extra layer without any purpose,or I ma=
y be wrong here.

Also,is it only me,or are we all a bit wary of ODBC? I think JDBC is becomi=
ng the standard now(of course,its Java,but as I said, you should use libpq =
if you want to write native code for Postgres).

Regards,

Atri

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