On 2009-05-20, Gilles codecompl...@free.fr wrote:
At 10:58 20/05/2009, Craig Ringer wrote:
I suspect a lot of that comes down to user/admin knowledge as much
as anything. [...] That said, there are also a few bugs lurking that
only affect the Windows version. [...] I've used Pg on my laptop at
Hello
I'm looking for an open-source DBMS that runs on Linux and Windows.
In order to make an informed choice, I would like some feedback on
the Windows port of PostgreSQL, as compared to MySQL and Firebird (if
you know of yet other solutions, I'm also interested.)
Is the Windows port on
On Wed, 2009-05-20 at 09:32 +0200, Gilles wrote:
I'm looking for an open-source DBMS that runs on Linux and
Windows.
In order to make an informed choice, I would like some feedback on
the Windows port of PostgreSQL, as compared to MySQL and Firebird (if
you know of yet other
Gilles wrote:
Hello
I'm looking for an open-source DBMS that runs on Linux and Windows.
In order to make an informed choice, I would like some feedback on the
Windows port of PostgreSQL, as compared to MySQL and Firebird (if you
know of yet other solutions, I'm also interested.)
You'll
Richard Huxton wrote:
Is the Windows port on par with the *nix version, and with those other
alternatives?
The main Windows problems we see on the mailing lists all revolve around
(1) installation and (2) anti-virus. PostgreSQL runs as a unprivileged
user in unix terms, and given the
At 10:20 20/05/2009, Richard Huxton wrote:
You'll probably need to give some details of how you intend to use
it. One-off on large server hardware? Hundreds of copies deployed
around the world on XP machines 5 years old?
Sorry, forgot about this point: It's just for concurrent accesses
from
At 10:29 20/05/2009, Simon Riggs wrote:
We get this question a lot. Yes, there are many technical
differences between various open source products.
Sorry about that. I should have dwelved deeper and read this before asking:
Gilles wrote:
I see that Windows compatibility is available via the Cygwin framework.
Native Windows compatibility is also available with version 8.0 and
above: At this point, is installing the server still a headache?
That's hopelessly out of date, wherever it came from.
PostgreSQL 8.3 is a
At 10:58 20/05/2009, Craig Ringer wrote:
I suspect a lot of that comes down to user/admin knowledge as much
as anything. [...] That said, there are also a few bugs lurking that
only affect the Windows version. [...] I've used Pg on my laptop at
various points when it's been running Windows,
Gilles, 20.05.2009 09:32:
Is the Windows port on par with the *nix version, and with those other
alternatives? Apart from the fact that, unlike MySQL, PostgreSQL doesn't
require buying a license when developping commercial applications, are
there technical reasons why I should choose
Gilles,
If some users have been using the native Win32 version of PG in production,
I'd like to hear how it runs in terms of stability and performance. This
DBMS is meant to be used in SOHO settings, meaning it should be very easy to
install, use, and kept up-to-date.
I have used the native
On Wed, 20 May 2009 09:32:13 +0200
Gilles codecompl...@free.fr wrote:
Hello
I'm looking for an open-source DBMS that runs on Linux and
Windows. In order to make an informed choice, I would like some
feedback on the Windows port of PostgreSQL, as compared to MySQL
and Firebird (if you
On 20/05/2009 11:49, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote:
I think you could connect from Delphi through ODBC, meybe even on
some .NET driver. I think ODBC should be more mature... but don't
trust me.
You can use ODBC and .NET (depending on which version of Delphi you
have), and there are also various
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:49 AM, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
m...@webthatworks.it wrote:
]
I was surprised how polished the installation was.
Thanks :-)
On Windows the installer even comes with a couple of goodies more:
namely a tuning wizard and some debugging components.
Nothing that really make
On 20/05/2009 11:59, Dave Page wrote:
Whilst I'm emailing - the thread earlier mentioned virus scanners as a
common source of problems (in fact, Craig gave a nice explanation of
why). The machines used to build the installers (which includes
regression testing etc) all run either Sophos AV,
Raymond O'Donnell, 20.05.2009 12:59:
I second thisit just works, and the fact that the installer comes
with a silent-install option means that you can roll it into your own
installer for use in this sort of scenario.
I like the fact that there is a ZIP file that I can simply extract which
On Wed, 20 May 2009 11:59:34 +0100
Raymond O'Donnell r...@iol.ie wrote:
On 20/05/2009 11:49, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote:
I think you could connect from Delphi through ODBC, meybe even on
some .NET driver. I think ODBC should be more mature... but don't
trust me.
You can use ODBC and
On Wed, 20 May 2009 06:59:28 -0400
Dave Page dp...@pgadmin.org wrote:
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:49 AM, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
m...@webthatworks.it wrote:
]
I was surprised how polished the installation was.
Thanks :-)
Beside the fact I can only thank for all the great work around
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
m...@webthatworks.it wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2009 06:59:28 -0400
Dave Page dp...@pgadmin.org wrote:
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:49 AM, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
m...@webthatworks.it wrote:
]
I was surprised how polished the installation was.
On 20/05/2009 12:36, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote:
What is the status of the .NET driver?
Are my assumptions about ODBC vs. .NET valuable or where they just a
remaining of the past/some nightmare I just had?
Any appreciable difference between the Windows .NET driver and the
*nix one?
I'm
On Wed, 20 May 2009, Dave Page wrote:
The machines used to build the installers (which includes regression
testing etc) all run either Sophos AV, or AVG Free Edition, neither of
which I've ever had any problems with when working on PostgreSQL.
I added this to a broken out section focusing on
Gilles wrote:
At 10:29 20/05/2009, Simon Riggs wrote:
We get this question a lot. Yes, there are many technical differences
between various open source products.
Sorry about that. I should have dwelved deeper and read this before asking:
On Wednesday 20. May 2009, Dave Page wrote:
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
oh and yeah... I know a Tuning Wizard is evil and will hide all
the true unleashed hidden wonderful power you can really squeeze out
of Postgresql and corrupt your soul... but still ;)
It's
Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2009 11:59:34 +0100
Raymond O'Donnell r...@iol.ie wrote:
On 20/05/2009 11:49, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote:
I think you could connect from Delphi through ODBC, meybe even on
some .NET driver. I think ODBC should be more mature... but don't
(I sent this message four hours ago, but it hasn't appeared on the list.
I'll make a second try.)
On Wednesday 20. May 2009, Dave Page wrote:
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
oh and yeah... I know a Tuning Wizard is evil and will hide all
the true unleashed hidden
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