[R-sig-DB] RODBC error when connecting to postgres
Dirk Eddelbuettel
edd @end|ng |rom deb|@n@org
Thu May 9 15:12:43 CEST 2013
On 9 May 2013 at 05:48, Chris Colburn wrote:
| Hello All,
|
| I�m trying to connect via ODBC to a postgres database. Although I�ve been
| able to test my ODBC configurations using isql I am now getting the
| following error in R. This seems like a memory issue, but cannot tell if
| the �calloc� error is a red herring. Let me know if you need any more
| information. Many thanks in advance!
|
| > library(RODBC)> myconn <- odbcConnect("postgres_dsn", uid="test",
| pwd="<PASSWD>")
| > sqlQuery(myconn,"select count(*) from test_table;")
| Error in odbcQuery(channel, query, rows_at_time) : 'Calloc' could not
| allocate memory (18446744073709551616 of 22816 bytes)
That sort of rings a bell. As the number is HUGE it could be a type
mismatch. Are you sure you are not mixing 32 and 64 bit libraries?
Also note that there is a _native_ connection package in RPostgreSQL which
you could try.
Dirk
|
| > versionplatform x86_64-suse-linux-gnu
| arch x86_64
| os linux-gnu
| system x86_64, linux-gnu
| status
| major 3
| minor 0.0
| year 2013
| month 04
| day 03
| svn rev 62481
| language R
| version.string R version 3.0.0 (2013-04-03)
| nickname Masked Marvel
|
| Any help that you can provide is greatly appreciate, and I will try to
| respond as quickly as possible.
|
| Very Sincerely,
| Chris
|
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