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With object oriented inheritance can't you do both ? &nbsp;Overwrite methods that need to use libpq to get performance.<br />
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It all depends if your code needs to be ported to SQL Server.
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Right now I don't care about speed. &nbsp;I thought I rounded it down to the 2 drivers that I *should* choose from for C++ (MFC app), but I just want to make my life as easy as possible. &nbsp;I want the best c++ driver I can find that allows me to use nice objects and get results from queries. &nbsp;I'm not sure that OLE DB is right for me... &nbsp;I was hoping for something simpler. &nbsp;Any idea?
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Hi Experts,<br />
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In accessing Postgres with an MFC app, should I choose the libpqxx driver or the OLE DB driver?<br />
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Thanks for your opinion!<br />
Mike
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Hi Experts,

In accessing Postgres with an MFC app, should I choose the libpqxx driver or the OLE DB driver?

Thanks for your opinion!
Mike

With object oriented inheritance can&#39;t you do both ?  Overwrite methods that need to use libpq to get performance.

It all depends if your code needs to be ported to SQL Server.

Right now I don&#39;t care about speed.  I thought I rounded it down to the 2 drivers that I *should* choose from for C++ (MFC app), but I just want to make my life as easy as possible.  I want the best c++ driver I can find that allows me to use nice objects and get results from queries.  I&#39;m not sure that OLE DB is right for me...  I was hoping for something simpler.  Any idea?

access Postgres through MFC with libpqxx or OLE DB?

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