Re: [GENERAL] Postgres: Starting Server in background mode
Hi, I do not want start postgres as a service.Postgres will bundled along with my application and i am only looking at starting it only from cmd line.If there are any options to disable this cmd window which appears after executing the pg_ctl.exe start, that would be great ! Thanks. On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Craig Ringer cr...@postnewspapers.com.auwrote: CM J wrote: Hi, To start the postgres server in background mode in windows, i executed the following command: *runas /user:postgres D:\postgres_new\pgsql\bin\pg_ctl.exe -W start -D D:\postgres_new\pgsql\data -l D:\postgres_new\pgsql\data\logfile* The postgres starts up all fine and logs get redirected.However, a command window gets opened which says server starting How do i disable this command window ? Run Pg as a service, and use the net command or the services.msc snapin to start/stop the service. The GUI installer sets Pg up as a service by default. Why not use that? -- Craig Ringer
Re: [GENERAL] Postgres: Starting Server in background mode
On Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 04:53:06PM +0530, CM J wrote: I do not want start postgres as a service.Postgres will bundled along with my application and i am only looking at starting it only from cmd line.If there are any options to disable this cmd window which appears after executing the pg_ctl.exe start, that would be great ! I think you can pass options to CreateProcess that will cause it to hide the window; not sure if this is what you want but I've not programmed under Windows for a long time so can't suggest more. -- Sam http://samason.me.uk/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Postgres: Starting Server in background mode
CM J wrote: Hi, To start the postgres server in background mode in windows, i executed the following command: *runas /user:postgres D:\postgres_new\pgsql\bin\pg_ctl.exe -W start -D D:\postgres_new\pgsql\data -l D:\postgres_new\pgsql\data\logfile* The postgres starts up all fine and logs get redirected.However, a command window gets opened which says server starting How do i disable this command window ? Run Pg as a service, and use the net command or the services.msc snapin to start/stop the service. The GUI installer sets Pg up as a service by default. Why not use that? -- Craig Ringer -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Postgres: Starting Server in background mode
CM J, 09.04.2009 13:23: I do not want start postgres as a service.Postgres will bundled along with my application and i am only looking at starting it only from cmd line.If there are any options to disable this cmd window which appears after executing the pg_ctl.exe start, that would be great ! Thanks. If you are running this from a batch file, try start pg_ctl That might get rid of the window (you'll still have the initial Window that is shown when you run the batch file, but that is then closed) Thomas -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Postgres: Starting Server in background mode
CM J wrote: Hi, I do not want start postgres as a service.Postgres will bundled along with my application and i am only looking at starting it only from cmd line.If there are any options to disable this cmd window which appears after executing the pg_ctl.exe start, that would be great ! The problem here is, Postgres is not an embedded database but really a database management system. Therefore trying to bundle it with a desktop application will usually cause more headaches. I'd suggest installing Postgres as central service (as you know with web servers, application servers, mail servers... ) and connect your clients to it or use a desktop/linkable database for example firebird or whatever. Regards Tino -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Postgres: Starting Server in background mode
Tino Wildenhain wrote: The problem here is, Postgres is not an embedded database but really a database management system. Therefore trying to bundle it with a desktop application will usually cause more headaches. I'd suggest installing Postgres as central service Note that Windows is designed to allow applications to create services, start them, stop them, etc. You should have *NO* problems having your application install PostgreSQL as a service, and start/stop it on demand. You can do this through the command line (net.exe), the Services snap-in (services.msc), or via Win32 API calls from your application. Doing anything else is trying to re-invent the Windows service mechanism - poorly - and is really just NOT a good idea. -- Craig Ringer -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Postgres: Starting Server in background mode
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Craig Ringer cr...@postnewspapers.com.au wrote: Tino Wildenhain wrote: The problem here is, Postgres is not an embedded database but really a database management system. Therefore trying to bundle it with a desktop application will usually cause more headaches. I'd suggest installing Postgres as central service Note that Windows is designed to allow applications to create services, start them, stop them, etc. You should have *NO* problems having your application install PostgreSQL as a service, and start/stop it on demand. You can do this through the command line (net.exe), the Services snap-in (services.msc), or via Win32 API calls from your application. Note that if one is going to do this, it's probably a good idea to install your private pgsql into a different default directory and have it answer on a different port than the 5432 one, so that if the user has or will install their own pgsql version your customer version won't get in the way. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
