Re: [ADMIN] Automatic Backups

2005-04-10 Thread Magnus Hagander
>> I found that the registry entries use a GUID product code on >the final >> node of the registry. Is there any way to link this back to the >> running database? You mean from the GUID to the database? From the GUID you can get the data directory, port number, service id etc - it should be ev

Re: [ADMIN] Automatic Backups

2005-04-10 Thread John DeSoi
On Apr 8, 2005, at 4:00 PM, David A. Leedom wrote: I found that the registry entries use a GUID product code on the final node of the registry. Is there any way to link this back to the running database? I could hard code the product codes into my backup app. If for some reason there are more

Re: [ADMIN] Automatic Backups

2005-04-09 Thread Magnus Hagander
>I am writing a program to backup Postgres 8.0 installed on windows via >Visual Basic. > >Is there an easy way to find out where a the PostgreSQL bin files are >located so I can get the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities? It's stored in the registry under HKLM\Software\PostgreSQL\Installations\\Bi

Re: [ADMIN] Automatic Backups

2005-04-08 Thread David A. Leedom
John, Thanks for getting back to me. I found that the registry entries use a GUID product code on the final node of the registry. Is there any way to link this back to the running database? I could hard code the product codes into my backup app. If for some reason there are more than one Postg

Re: [ADMIN] Automatic Backups

2005-04-08 Thread John DeSoi
On Apr 8, 2005, at 2:14 PM, David A. Leedom wrote: Is there an easy way to find out where a the PostgreSQL bin files are located so I can get the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities? I think the installer puts this information in the registry. If you don't get a more authoritative response, you migh

[ADMIN] Automatic Backups

2005-04-08 Thread David A. Leedom
I am writing a program to backup Postgres 8.0 installed on windows via Visual Basic. Is there an easy way to find out where a the PostgreSQL bin files are located so I can get the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities? Enthusiastically, Dave Leedom The Hightower Group, Inc. Custom Software Solution