--- Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair / soyabean.com.au> wrote: > On Friday,
September 19, 2003, 9:57:32 PM, Szymon wrote:
> 
> > Is it possible to connect to PostgreSQL database using Ruby under 
> > Windows XP. I need to do simple client for person who can use only 
> > Windows and I consider many solutions (JDBC, Ruby, ODBC in Access and
> so 
> > on).
> 
> Yes, you can download a postgres driver for Ruby from
> raa.ruby-lang.org.  Then you can use the DBI (database-independent)
> module (also from RAA) to do nice high-level database programming.  Or
> you can use the driver directly if you wish.
> 
> I don't see how Windows comes into the picture, but I could be wrong.

If he means connecting to a database running Postgres from within windows
<shudder>, he'll need cygwin installed to provide a means to run it.
 
-- Thomas Adam
> Gavin
> 
>  

=====
Thomas Adam

"The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com

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