Are you running postgres with the -i option??? For postgres to work with
tcp/ip, you need to launch postmaster with the -i option.
steve
On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Bob VonMoss wrote:
> 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
>
> --
> Bob VonMoss
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> from Chicago, IL
>
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