[R] off-topic ODBC Q (was how to disable RODBC log file)

[Prof Brian Ripley]

RODBC does not have a log file, and this is nothing to do with RODBC or R.

What you are talking about here is an *ODBC* log file, and for that you
need to consult your (unstated) device manager documentation for your
(unstated) OS.

The name of the log file (psqlodbc_*) should have given you a clue: it
seems to be coming from the ODBC driver.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Tamas K Papp wrote:

> I am using RODBC with Postgresql.  I have disabled the log file in
> ~/.odbc.ini, but nevertheless I still get a logfile in /tmp, which can
> grow to gigabytes, so I would like to disable it.
>
> It appears that the logfile is generated by R:
>
> % lsof | grep /tmp/psqlodbc_tpapp7482.log
> R         7482       tpapp    3w      REG        3,5     3127    1668135 /tmp/psqlodbc_tpapp7482.log
>
> Could somebody please tell me how to disable this logfile?  I have
> searched the list and help, but found nothing about this.

> PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html

PLEASE do as we ask!

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