ODBC Call failure from Microsoft Access to PostgreSQL -Client Encoding Mismatch - postgresql

i tried to create a linked table from Microsoft Access (2007) to PostgreSQL (9.0) in Windows 7. When I tried to linked table as follows:
1)Select link to the data source by creating a linked table
2)Machine Data Source in 'Selectr Data Source' pop up.
3)Select the PostgreSQL DB visible which ends in error:
ODBC call failed
Clientencoding mismatch(#214).
Could you please help?

I used Google to find this.
It seems that there is some problem with PostgreSQL 8.1 and the encoding names: see this post or google. It looks that UTF8 used by default with the new Postgres is not compatible with old ODBC drivers. I am not sure where the problem really is, but a quick fix is to change default encoding for the user connecting to the database:
alter user <user> SET client_encoding to LATIN1;

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"Null value for 'password'" - PostgreSQL in DataGrip

I have browsed the web but didn't find any answers/solution to my problem, so i hope somebody here can help me:
I have downloaded DataGrip because i wanted to replace pgAdmin 4. When i try to create a PostgreSQL data source and host it locally, i get the following error: "Null value for 'password'". In pgAdmin 4 i do remember creating a password to access my local database when i first set it up, and it worked fine. However, i don't remember creating a password when installing DataGrip. Is there some default password that im not aware of? And what should be written under "User"?
DataGrip can only connect to the server which already exists (and therefore has a password). "Data source" is the term of DataGrip.
In other words, you need to already have a working database on the server with the known credentials.

Connecting to PostgreSQL Data Source in SQL Server Import Export Tool

I'm trying to setup an easily-replicable (or even manual and I do it once a month or so) process for moving data from a large Azure PostgreSQL database to a more manageable Azure SQL database for end users that are most familiar with SQL Server. I've successfully connected to the PostgreSQL database via PGAdmin, so I know all my connection string info.
I started by installing the latest ODBC driver from here.
I then used a connection string which was given to me from the Azure portal, filled in the proper database name and password, and attempted to use the following drivers:
PostgreSQL ODBC Driver(UNICODE)
PostgreSQL ODBC Driver(ANSI)
I am getting the following error with either of them:
ERROR [IM002] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
What step am I missing in this process? Or how best can I troubleshoot this?
After more research, I attempted to add the ODBC driver here:
And got the following error (I'm not sure why Tableau is relevant to this?):
Thank you.

Linking Access tables into a PostgreSQL Database using a foreign data wrapper

I'm new to postgres so this problem is probably a relatively easy one for someone else. However, I have spent many frustrating hours trying to figure out the solution. I have an Access Database of metadata that must be kept updated for sending records to other groups. I also have a database using PostgreSQL and PGAdmin which also has these same metadata tables. Currently these tables in the Postgres database get updated manually by exporting the Access tables as excel files, and then importing them into the SQL tables. It's not the most efficient process and could lead to errors in the SQL database if someone forgets to check before running any queries that they are using the most recent data from Access. So I would like to integrate some of the tables from my Access database with my Postgres database.
Originally I tried just installing drivers to export the Access tables directly to Postgres which worked, but not in the way that I wanted since it just brings in a table which I would still need to manually update. From my understanding, I can create a server connection in postgres to access and that would then bring in updated data using a foreign data wrapper.
I tried to use ogr_fdw.
CREATE EXTENSION ogr_fdw;
When I try:
CREATE SERVER metadata
FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER ogr_fdw
OPTIONS (
datasource 'H:\Databases\20170712.accdb',
format 'ODBC' );
I receive: ERROR: unable to connect to data source "H:\Databases\20170712.accdb"
SQL state: HV00D
When I try:
CREATE SERVER metadata
FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER ogr_fdw
OPTIONS (
datasource 'H:\Databases\20170712.accdb',
format 'ACCDB' );
I receive: ERROR: unable to find format "ADDCB"
HINT: See the formats list at http://www.gdal.org/ogr_formats.html.
I also tried MDB and received the same error. However, MDB is the code name given by the website but it says that it needs JDK/JRE to compile and I'm not really sure if that's another type of driver that I would need or what it is.
When I try:
CREATE SERVER metadata
FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER ogr_fdw
OPTIONS (
datasource 'H:\Databases\20170712.mdb',
format 'ODBC' );
I receive: ERROR: unable to connect to data source "H:\Databases\20170712.mdb"
SQL state: HV00D
Hint: Unable to initialize ODBC connection to DSN for DRIVER=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb);DBQ=H:\Databases\20170712.mdb,
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
However I thought after looking at the github help page for ogr_fdw didn't need ODBC and special drivers https://github.com/pramsey/pgsql-ogr-fdw/blob/master/FAQ.md.
A lot of this is probably due to my limited knowledge of the terminology when I'm reading through a lot of this stuff. Also my Access database is an .accdb file but since that wasn't working I tried around with mdb and ODBC as the "format" too. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!

Load database into Postgresql in Dbeaver

I have a sample database from this tutorial. I want to work with this database in Dbeaver. When I provide a path to the database in Dbeaver I get an error.
What is the procedure to work with the database in Dbeaver?
Install pgAdmin and follow the tutorial you linked. Following, expand the Databases tab in the left. There you will see all the available databases. There should be the one you have imported - probably named "dvdrental" or so. Then just type in the database name in the Database field in dbeaver

Oracle SQL Developer and PostgreSQL

I'm trying to connect to a PostgreSQL 9.1 database using Oracle SQL Developer 3.0.04, but I'm not having any success so far.
First, if I add a third party driver on preferences, when adding a new connection there's no tab for PostgreSQL (it works fine for MySQL though). I'm using a JDBC4 version 9.1 driver, but I tried a JDBC3 of the same version and still get the same thing.
Second, there's nothing like manual configuration tab when adding a new connection. The closest is the Advanced option on Oracle tab, where I can provide a custom URL, but it fails because complains about the selected Driver (of course).
Finally, I got connected importing a connection from an XML file (contents below), but it displays only my schemas and doesn't show my tables inside them.
So, my question is: does Orable SQL Developer support PostgreSQL connections? Is there any other way to have my tables being displayed in the ObjectViewer?
<?xml version = '1.0' encoding = 'UTF-8'?>
<References xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/adf/jndi">
<Reference name="Lumea" className="oracle.jdeveloper.db.adapter.DatabaseProvider" credentialStoreKey="Lumea" xmlns="">
<Factory className="oracle.jdeveloper.db.adapter.DatabaseProviderFactory"/>
<RefAddresses>
<StringRefAddr addrType="user">
<Contents>lumea</Contents>
</StringRefAddr>
<StringRefAddr addrType="subtype">
<Contents>thirdParty</Contents>
</StringRefAddr>
<StringRefAddr addrType="customUrl">
<Contents>jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/versates</Contents>
</StringRefAddr>
<StringRefAddr addrType="SavePassword">
<Contents>true</Contents>
</StringRefAddr>
<StringRefAddr addrType="password">
<Contents>myencryptedpass</Contents>
</StringRefAddr>
<StringRefAddr addrType="driver">
<Contents>org.postgresql.Driver</Contents>
</StringRefAddr>
<StringRefAddr addrType="DeployPassword">
<Contents>true</Contents>
</StringRefAddr>
</RefAddresses>
</Reference>
</References>
Oracle SQL Developer 4.0.1.14 surely does support connections to PostgreSQL.
download JDBC driver for Postgres (http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html)
in SQL Developer go to Tools → Preferences, Database → Third Party JDBC Drivers and add the jar file (see http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/migration/jdbc-migration-1923524.html for step by step example)
now just make a new Database Connection and instead of Oracle, select PostgreSQL tab
Edit:
If you have different user name and database name, one should specify in hostname: hostname/database? (do not forget ?) or hostname:port/database?.
(thanks to #kinkajou and #Kloe2378231; more details on https://stackoverflow.com/a/28671213/565525).
I've just downloaded SQL Developer 4.0 for OS X (10.9), it just got out of beta. I also downloaded the latest Postgres JDBC jar. On a lark I decided to install it (same method as other third party db drivers in SQL Dev), and it accepted it. Whenever I click "new connection", there is a tab now for Postgres... and clicking it shows a panel that asks for the database connection details.
The answer to this question has changed, whether or not it is supported, it seems to work. There is a "choose database" button, that if clicked, gives you a dropdown list filled with available postgres databases. You create the connection, open it, and it lists the schemas in that database. Most postgres commands seem to work, though no psql commands (\list, etc).
Those who need a single tool to connect to multiple database engines can now use SQL Developer.
Oracle SQL Developer doesn't support connections to PostgreSQL. Use pgAdmin to connect to PostgreSQL instead, you can get it from the following URL
http://www.pgadmin.org/download/windows.php
I managed to connect to postgres with SQL Developer.
I downloaded postgres jdbc driver and saved it in a folder.
I run SQL Developer -> Tools -> Preferences -> Search -> JDBC
I defined postgres jdbc driver for the Database and Data Modeler (optional).
This is the trick.
When creating new connection define Hostname like localhost/crm? where crm is the database name. Test the connection, works fine.
If there is no database with the same name as the username, then clicking "Choose Database" will fail with an error like "Status : Failure -FATAL: database "your_username" does not exist"
To work around this, put 5432/database_name? in the Port field, where 5432 is the port of your Postgres instance and database_name is the name of at an existing database that your_username has access to. Then click "Choose Database" again and it should work. Now you can choose the database you want and remove the extra /database_name? from the Port field.
I think this question needs an updated answer, because both PostgreSQL and SQLDeveloper have been updated several times since it was originally asked.
I've got a PostgreSQL instance running in Azure, with SSLMODE=Require.
While I've been using DBeaverCE to access that instance and generate an ER Diagram, I've gotten really familiar with SQLDeveloper, which is now at v19.4.
The instructions about downloading the latest PostgreSQL JDBC driver and where to place it are correct. What has changed, though, is where to configure your DB access.
You'll find a file $HOME/.sqldeveloper/system19.4.0.354.1759/o.jdeveloper.db.connection.19.3.0.354.1759/connections.json:
{
"connections": [
{
"name": "connection-name-goes-here",
"type": "jdbc",
"info": {
"customUrl": "jdbc:postgresql://your-postgresql-host:5432/DBNAME?sslmode=require",
"hostname": "your-postgresql-host",
"driver": "org.postgresql.Driver",
"subtype": "SDPostgreSQL",
"port": "5432",
"SavePassword": "false",
"RaptorConnectionType": "SDPostgreSQL",
"user": "your_admin_user",
"sslmode": "require"
}
}
]
}
You can use this connection with both Data Modeller and the admin functionality of SQLDeveloper. Specifying all the port, dbname and sslmode in the customUrl are required because SQLDeveloper isn't including the sslmode in what it sends via JDBC, so you have to construct it by hand.
I got the list of databases to populate by putting my username in the Username field (no password) and clicking "Choose Database". Doesn't work with a blank Username field, I can only connect to my user database that way.
(This was with SQL Developer 4.0.0.13, Postgres.app 9.3.0.0, and postgresql-9.3-1100.jdbc41.jar, FWIW.)
Oracle SQL Developer 2020-02 support PostgreSQL, but it is just the basics by adding postgreSQL driver under jdbc dir and configure by adding as a 3rd party driver.
The supported functionality:
multiple databases which can be selected at connection definition
CRUD operations like query tables
scheme operations
basic modelling support: show tables without pk, fk, connections
Not supported functionalities:
no table or field completion
no indexes are shown in a tab
no constraints are shown in a tab like: fk, pk-s, unique, or others
no table or field completions in the editor
no functions, packages,triggers, views are shown
The sad thing is Oracle should only change the queries behind this view in case of PostgreSql connections. For example for indexes they need to use this query: select * from pg_catalog.pg_indexes;
Except that it will not work if your user name and database name are differents. It sounds like an SQLDeveloper bug and i can't find any workaroud
Maybe there are some bugs in Oracle SQL Developer when it connect to the postgresql.However I connect postgresql with navicat successfully.(My postgresql username and database name are different
host= localhost/postgres? worked for me if you need a schema/database use:
localhost/postgres?currentSchema=myschema
ex: localhost/postgres?currentSchema=public
once connected, you can also use the
[Choose Database] button and pull down
sql developer postgres jdbc url for the rest of us