Can you view the columns in the table on Oracle using an ODBC tool like Microsoft Query?
Regards, Dave. > -----Original Message----- > From: David Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 April 2002 17:31 > To: Dave Page; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [pgadmin-support] Oracle->Postgres Migration Problems. > > > Yup - I'm the DBA for the database, and was logging in with a > user with the DBA role assigned to them. I've also selected > from the 'col' view on Oracle to see the columns as that user. > > David. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'David Griffiths'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:59 AM > Subject: RE: [pgadmin-support] Oracle->Postgres Migration Problems. > > > > Hi David, > > > > Do you have sufficient privileges on the Oracle system? I have seen > > both Oracle & MS SQL Server fail to return column names in the past > > when the > uid > > had sufficient privileges to connect and see that a table > existed, but > > not to look at the table structure. > > > > Regards, Dave. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 15 April 2002 22:33 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [pgadmin-support] Oracle->Postgres Migration Problems. > > > > > > > > > I am trying to use the migration plugin to migrate my tables and > > > data from Orace 8i to Postgres 7.2 on Redhat 7.2 > > > > > > I'm doing a small test to see how well it works, but I'm > not getting > > > very far. I have Oracle installed, and have a System DSN > setup. If I > > > pick a standard table (varchars, numbers, > > > dates) and do the conversion, I get: > > > > > > An error occured at: 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM: > > > 9: Subscript out of range > > > > > > Rolling back... Done. > > > > > > I read through the mailing archive, and noticed that Dave > had asked > > > that debugging turned on and the contents of the log > window sent, so > > > that's what I've done (nothing else in there that I could find). > > > I've just subscribed to the mailing list, but I've looked to make > > > sure I wasn't posting a topic that had been answered > earlier; but if > > > I've missed it, I apologize. > > > > > > The logs are below (note that I asked for lower-case > conversion of > > > all tables, indexes, etc). I x'd out any connection info for > > > security reasons. > > > > > > BTW, a great tool, aside from this little glitch. > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:41 PM - Entering pgSchema:pgServer.ExecSQL("BEGIN", > > > "Connection: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Extended > > > Properties="DRIVER={PostgreSQL};DATABASE=xxx;SERVER=192.168.12 > > .137;PORT=5 > > > 432;UID=postgres;PWD=;READONLY=0;PROTOCOL=6.4;FAKEOIDINDEX=0;S > > > HOWOIDCOLUMN=0 > > > ;ROWVERSIONING=0;SHOWSYSTEMTABLES=0;CONNSETTINGS=;FETCH=100;SO > > > CKET=4096;UNKN > > > OWNSIZES=0;MAXVARCHARSIZE=254;MAXLONGVARCHARSIZE=65536;DEBUG=1 > > > ;COMMLOG=1;OPT > > > IMIZER=1;KSQO=1;USEDECLAREFETCH=0;TEXTASLONGVARCHAR=1;UNKNOWNS > > > ASLONGVARCHAR= > > > 1;BOOLSASCHAR=1;PARSE=0;CANCELASFREESTMT=0;EXTRASYSTABLEPREFIX > > > ES=dd_"") > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:41 PM - SQL (xxxx): BEGIN > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:41 PM - Creating table: BOATS > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:41 PM - Entering Database Migration > > > Wizard:frmWizard.txtStatus_Change() > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Entering Database Migration > > > Wizard:frmWizard.txtStatus_Change() > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Entering pgSchema:pgServer.Property Get > > > Databases() 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Entering > > > pgSchema:Databases.Property Get > > > Item("xxxx") > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Entering > > > pgSchema:pgDatabase.Execute("ROLLBACK", > > > 0, -1) > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Entering > > > pgSchema:pgDatabase.dbConnect() 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Entering > > > pgSchema:pgServer.ExecSQL("ROLLBACK", > > > "Connection: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Extended > > > Properties="DRIVER={PostgreSQL};DATABASE=xxxx;SERVER=192.168.1 > > 2.137;PORT=5 > > > 432;UID=postgres;PWD=;READONLY=0;PROTOCOL=6.4;FAKEOIDINDEX=0;S > > > HOWOIDCOLUMN=0 > > > ;ROWVERSIONING=0;SHOWSYSTEMTABLES=0;CONNSETTINGS=;FETCH=100;SO > > > CKET=4096;UNKN > > > OWNSIZES=0;MAXVARCHARSIZE=254;MAXLONGVARCHARSIZE=65536;DEBUG=1 > > > ;COMMLOG=1;OPT > > > IMIZER=1;KSQO=1;USEDECLAREFETCH=0;TEXTASLONGVARCHAR=1;UNKNOWNS > > > ASLONGVARCHAR= > > > 1;BOOLSASCHAR=1;PARSE=0;CANCELASFREESTMT=0;EXTRASYSTABLEPREFIX > > > ES=dd_"") > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - SQL (xxxx): ROLLBACK > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Entering Database Migration > > > Wizard:frmWizard.txtStatus_Change() > > > 15/4/2002 2:24:42 PM - Done - 1.54 Secs. > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an > appropriate > > > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > > > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an > appropriate subscribe-nomail command to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through > to the mailing list cleanly > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]