X-Original-To: pgsql-general-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BB8F9FA219 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:55:47 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 49300-03 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:55:41 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8717C9FA60A for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:55:41 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5KEtdwh028126; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:55:39 -0400 (EDT) To: "A.M." cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: help with error message from perl Pg In-reply-to: <55472.216.41.12.254.1150814612.squirrel@webmail.webopticon.org> References: <4497F919.7050203@3times25.net> <20060620135945.GB25678@svana.org> <44980423.7080109@3times25.net> <55472.216.41.12.254.1150814612.squirrel@webmail.webopticon.org> Comments: In-reply-to "A.M." message dated "Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:43:32 -0400" Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:55:39 -0400 Message-ID: <28125.1150815339@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200606/807 X-Sequence-Number: 97179 "A.M." writes: > You are using a completely outdated interface to postgres. Looking on > CPAN, Pg.pm was last updated 04 Apr 2000. Which version of postgresql are > you using? It is likely that the old interface blows up when connecting to > a postgresql from >2000. It shouldn't ... current servers are supposed to be backwards compatible with old clients, at least at the protocol level. But yes, version skew is something to keep in mind here. regards, tom lane