Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Robert Treat
On Monday 30 October 2006 07:55, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > > Alexander Staubo wrote: > > >> Which one is worth from following books? > > >> > > >> 1. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) by Korry Douglas (Paperback - Jul 26, > > >> 2005) > > > > > > This is a good book. As far as I know it's the most up-to-

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Robert Treat
On Monday 30 October 2006 20:50, Ganbold wrote: > >>> Also I'm thinking to convert our mysql db and application to > >>> postgresql. Is there any method to convert mysql db/app to > >>> postgresql, maybe at least DB (tables, indexes, queries)? Are > >>> there any tools that can convert php functi

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> As lot of people recommend I will definitely buy first book. Also > will consider second book since it seems like easy to read and follow. Don't for get one of the best "books" of all: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/index.html Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. ---

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Ganbold
Hi, David Fetter wrote: On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 09:10:36AM -0500, Chander Ganesan wrote: Ganbold wrote: Hi, I'm new to postgresql and I'm looking for references and books. We are usually coding in php/C. Can somebody recommend me good books which covers Postgres

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread David Fetter
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 09:10:36AM -0500, Chander Ganesan wrote: > Ganbold wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I'm new to postgresql and I'm looking for references and books. We are > >usually coding in php/C. > > > >Can somebody recommend me good books which covers Postgresql 8.x? > > > >Which one is worth from

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Ilan Volow
I was new to postgresql and have had to use it with both C and PHP. Having purchased both books, I have found #2 in your list a lot more useful than #1 (don't let the "beginning" title fool you into thinking it's just a 'hello world' book). #2 is better organized for what I'm doing, especia

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Chander Ganesan
Ganbold wrote: Hi, I'm new to postgresql and I'm looking for references and books. We are usually coding in php/C. Can somebody recommend me good books which covers Postgresql 8.x? Which one is worth from following books? 1. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) by Korry Douglas (Paperback - Jul 26, 200

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> Alexander Staubo wrote: > >> Which one is worth from following books? > >> > >> 1. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) by Korry Douglas (Paperback - Jul 26, > >> 2005) > > > > This is a good book. As far as I know it's the most up-to-date > > general-purpose PostgreSQL book. > > It covers up to 8.0. >

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Albe Laurenz
Alexander Staubo wrote: >> Which one is worth from following books? >> >> 1. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) by Korry Douglas (Paperback - Jul 26, >> 2005) > > This is a good book. As far as I know it's the most up-to-date > general-purpose PostgreSQL book. It covers up to 8.0. It's a little verbose

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-30 Thread Alexander Staubo
On Oct 30, 2006, at 03:30 , Ganbold wrote: Which one is worth from following books? 1. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) by Korry Douglas (Paperback - Jul 26, 2005) This is a good book. As far as I know it's the most up-to-date general-purpose PostgreSQL book. If you are interested in previewing

Re: [GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-29 Thread louis gonzales
Ganbold, There are man PDF files out there that outline all of the workings of postgresql. They are easy to read, but also have 'deep dive' information in them as well. The PDF's are really valuable, both for the novice and for those who are experienced. I'd start there. Ganbold wrote: H

[GENERAL] postgresql books and convertion utilities

2006-10-29 Thread Ganbold
Hi, I'm new to postgresql and I'm looking for references and books. We are usually coding in php/C. Can somebody recommend me good books which covers Postgresql 8.x? Which one is worth from following books? 1. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) by Korry Douglas (Paperback - Jul 26, 2005) 2. Beginning