In the last exciting episode, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Kumar") wrote: > I was looking for a structure like oracle or ms Sql server in Postgres. What I have > expected is individual > datafiles for individual databases. But i cant fine such items in the > /usr/local/pgsql/data directory. > > Will the postgres create individual data file for databases?
No. Just as with Oracle, PostgreSQL creates multiple files for each database. > How to get the datafile path of a database? select oid, datname from pg_database; The path for database 'datname' will be: $PGDATA/base/oid/ -- "aa454","@","freenet.carleton.ca" http://cbbrowne.com/info/x.html People can be set wondering by loading obscure personal patchable systems, and sending bug reports. Who would not stop and wonder upon seeing "Experimental TD80-TAPE 1.17, MegaDeath 2.5..."? The same for provocatively-named functions and variables in stack traces. -- from the Symbolics Guidelines for Sending Mail ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster