Bob VonMoss wrote:
> I'm trying to connect to a database from a C++ program compiled with
> g++, linked to the libpq library on a Sun Solaris system. It is compiled
> and run like this (my actual information has been changed to pseudonyms,
> like mypghost.com, etc.)
>
> bash$ gmake
> g++ -c -I /usr/local/pgsql/include test1.cpp
> g++ -o test1 test1.o -L. -lpq -lsocket -lnsl
I suppose my problem is here. I'm connecting via TCPIP not sockets. What
libraries? I can't find this documented in the PG docs.
> bash$ test1
> Connection to database 'mydb' failed.
> Unsupported frontend protocol.bash$
>
> It's failing at the command in the code below. No matter I try, I'm
> getting the "Unsupported frontend protocol" message.
>
> int main()
> {
> ...
> PGconn *conn;
> char* dbname = "mydb";
> /* make a connection to the database */
> conn = PQsetdbLogin("mypghost.com", NULL, NULL, NULL, dbname,
> "mylogin", "mypasswd");
>
> if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD)
> {
> fprintf(stderr, "Connection to database '%s' failed.\n",
>
> dbName);
> fprintf(stderr, "%s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
> exit_nicely(conn);
> }
> ...
> }
>
> --
> Bob VonMoss
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> from Chicago, IL
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Bob VonMoss
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
from Chicago, IL
