Comments on: Connecting Crystal Reports XI Standard to PostgreSQL http://michael.susens-schurter.com/blog/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/ good good study, day day up Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 By: gareth coleman http://michael.susens-schurter.com/blog/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/comment-page-1/#comment-35281 gareth coleman Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:03:03 +0000 http://blogs.synthesyssolutions.com/michael/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/#comment-35281 Well Crystal Reports XI wanted me to upgrade to use ODBC but I wanted to Google for a workaround instead! Technique worked like a charm, HOWTO is very useful. To clarify step 3 in case it's not obvious - on my XP sp2 pc the Provider is called "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers" If you create the ODBC connection first, then when you come to making the connection in Crystal you can just pick it from the list. So I would do steps: 1 then 4 then 2 then 3. Thank you! Gareth Well Crystal Reports XI wanted me to upgrade to use ODBC but I wanted to Google for a workaround instead! Technique worked like a charm, HOWTO is very useful. To clarify step 3 in case it’s not obvious - on my XP sp2 pc the Provider is called “Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers”

If you create the ODBC connection first, then when you come to making the connection in Crystal you can just pick it from the list. So I would do steps:
1 then 4 then 2 then 3.

Thank you!
Gareth

]]> By: Ray http://michael.susens-schurter.com/blog/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/comment-page-1/#comment-4630 Ray Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:20:03 +0000 http://blogs.synthesyssolutions.com/michael/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/#comment-4630 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

]]> By: Kosta http://michael.susens-schurter.com/blog/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/comment-page-1/#comment-2077 Kosta Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:38:54 +0000 http://blogs.synthesyssolutions.com/michael/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/#comment-2077 Same problem here. Crystal xi developer and having problem with stored procs on postgres. OLE DB for ODBC Drivers works fine. Same problem here. Crystal xi developer and having problem with stored procs on postgres. OLE DB for ODBC Drivers works fine.

]]> By: bmais http://michael.susens-schurter.com/blog/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 bmais Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:35:10 +0000 http://blogs.synthesyssolutions.com/michael/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/#comment-1730 I have Crystal xi developer and could not connect to a stored procedure using odbc. I tried your method and it worked like a charm. THANKS I have Crystal xi developer and could not connect to a stored procedure using odbc. I tried your method and it worked like a charm.

THANKS

]]> By: Michael Schurter http://michael.susens-schurter.com/blog/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/comment-page-1/#comment-1419 Michael Schurter Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:53:19 +0000 http://blogs.synthesyssolutions.com/michael/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/#comment-1419 Saranya, Sorry I don't have Crystal in front of me right now, so I can't write a proper HOWTO. Here's the basic steps: 1. Install psqlODBC: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/psqlodbc/ 2. Create a new server connection in Crystal and tell it to use OLEDB 3. When selecting what type of OLEDB connection, choose Microsoft's OLE-ODBC Connector (I forget the exact name). 4. Then create a new *ODBC* connection for PostgreSQL and tell the OLEDB to use it. Sorry for how vague my instructions are, but thats basically how we got it to work. Microsoft likes to make setting up OLEDB and ODBC connections as difficult and confusing as possible, so just play around a bit. Just remember: Crystal > OLEDB > ODBC (psqlODBC) > PostgreSQL Saranya,

Sorry I don’t have Crystal in front of me right now, so I can’t write a proper HOWTO. Here’s the basic steps:

1. Install psqlODBC: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/psqlodbc/
2. Create a new server connection in Crystal and tell it to use OLEDB
3. When selecting what type of OLEDB connection, choose Microsoft’s OLE-ODBC Connector (I forget the exact name).
4. Then create a new *ODBC* connection for PostgreSQL and tell the OLEDB to use it.

Sorry for how vague my instructions are, but thats basically how we got it to work. Microsoft likes to make setting up OLEDB and ODBC connections as difficult and confusing as possible, so just play around a bit. Just remember:
Crystal > OLEDB > ODBC (psqlODBC) > PostgreSQL

]]> By: Saranya http://michael.susens-schurter.com/blog/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Saranya Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:17:58 +0000 http://blogs.synthesyssolutions.com/michael/2006/05/22/connecting-crystal-reports-xi-standard-to-postgresql/#comment-1047 Hi, I am a newbie to Crytal Reports. I am trying to connect Postgresql 8.1.3 to Crystal Reports XI Standard Edition. Can you please outline the steps to achieve this? Thanks, Saranya Hi,

I am a newbie to Crytal Reports. I am trying to connect Postgresql 8.1.3 to Crystal Reports XI Standard Edition. Can you please outline the steps to achieve this?

Thanks,
Saranya

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