10.6.2.2 Linux

After installing iODBC, proceed to install the PostgreSQL ODBC drivers.

Download the psqlODBC source tarball file from http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/odbc/versions/src/. Use the latest version available for download, which will be at the bottom of the downloads page. The file will look similar to psqlodbc-09.03.0400.tar.gz. Extract this tarball to a temporary location, open a terminal, and cd into that directory. The installation process is:

$> cd the/src/directory
$> ./configure --with-iodbc --enable-pthreads
$> make
$> sudo make install

Verify the installation by confirming that the file psqlodbcw.so is in the /usr/local/lib directory.

Next, you must register your new ODBC Driver.

Open the iODBC Data Source Administrator application by either executing iodbcadm-gtk in the command-line, or by launching it from the Overview page of the MySQL Workbench Migration Wizard by clicking the Open ODBC Administrator button.

Go to the ODBC Drivers tab in the iODBC Data Source Administrator. It should look similar to the example in the figure that follows.

Figure 10.44 The iODBC Data Source Administrator

Click Add a driver then fill out the form with the following values:

• Description of the driver: psqlODBC

• Driver file name: /usr/local/lib/psqlodbcw.so

• Setup file name: No value is needed here

And lastly, clicking OK will complete the psqlODBC driver registration.