[unixODBC-dev] [DSN] create database

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Carlo,


-----Original Message-----
>From: Carlo Cancellieri <ccancellieri at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 28, 2010 10:41 PM
>To: unixodbc-dev at mailman.unixodbc.org
>Subject: [unixODBC-dev] [DSN] create database
>
>
>Hi to all,
>I'm coding a script to run some tests on my application and I'd like to create a new database but seams that I can't use isql to run a query without set a DSN. that's ok but why I've to set a database too?
>-------------------------------odbc.ini
>[PostgreSQL]
>Description         = Test to Postgres
>Driver              = /opt/unixodbc/lib/libodbcpsql.so
>Trace               = Yes
>TraceFile           = sql.log
>######################
>#Database            = SQLH  <--------PROBLEM
>######################
>Servername          = localhost
>UserName            = postgres
>Password            = postgres
>Port                = 5432
>Protocol            = 6.4
>ReadOnly            = No
>RowVersioning       = No
>ShowSystemTables    = No
>ShowOidColumn       = No
>FakeOidIndex        = No
>ConnSettings        =
>-----------------------------------------
>
>I want to create that database so how I can do this?
>I've already tried to use a DSN without set the Database but this is what I get:
>/opt/unixodbc/bin/isql  -c -v PostgreSQL
>[28000][unixODBC]FATAL:  database "SQLH" does not exist
>[ISQL]ERROR: Could not SQLConnect
>
>So the only way I found is :
>1 define a DSN connecting to the default postgres database,
>2 run the query CREATE DATABASE... 
>3 exit 
>4 configure a new DSN with the new database
>5 connect on the new database
>6 use it
>
>Is there a way to create the database before completely define a DSN?
>If no, is there a way to query the DBMS to get a list of available database to configure (I know the postgres one but what about mysql? oracle? etc.)

mySQL does have a default database.
M$ SQL Server also does have a default database. Since Sybase is the same then it should also have a default database.
Not sure about any other.

Thank you.

>any help is appreciated, thank you,
>carlo cancellieri
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