> From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Since version 8 it has a native version for Windows. If you > want to check it out, the installation should be painless. > (One thing I love is that it is hardcoded in the executable > that you can not run PostgreSQL as administrator. The > installer takes care about creating a separate user for the > service for you.) But you need to write down the password for > the database superuser. > > After installation the most important issues are: > - create databases in Unicode (UTF8) to work with CF MX/7 > (IIRC you can't set this during installation yet) > - set up a scheduled task that runs vacuum and analyze (see > chapter 21 "Routine database maintenance tasks") > > > Nice things you can do and won't find in most other databases: > - exotic datatypes, PostgreSQL has some special datatypes > that can save you a lot of headaches (IP, MAC, interval, GIS etc.) > - create your own datatypes, for instance: > CREATE DOMAIN emailaddr AS TEXT CHECK (VALUE ~ > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'); CREATE TABLE subscriber ( > ID INTEGER, > email EMAILADDR, > name TEXT, > ... ... > ) > (OK, you will find this in most other databases. But I think > this technique is undervalued so I mention it anyway:-) > - explain query plans > Admittedly not for everyone, but for me the output format of > the PostgreSQL EXPLAIN ANALYZE command is the perfect match > between completeness and readability: its format matches the > scientific literature on query planners. (Probably because a > significant part of that literature was developed on PostgreSQL.) > - transactional DDL > Drop a table, create a new one, change the definition, and if > you don't like the result you just roll it back. > - many procedural languages (C, R, Java, PHP, Perl, PL/pgSQL, Python)
Thanks Jochem! I have it up and running now... pretty neat! I need to read through the docs this weekend and get a little more familiar but it seems pretty straightforward thus far. Mike ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:195398 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
