-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Md. Abdur Rahman wrote: > Thank you sir. > > Ah! got right person at right time :-). For now, my question is: I am > using my Windows XP OS on a laptop and built using MinGW.
from which location you are firing initdb command ,if your PATH is not set ,it is always to run command under bin folder. However, once > I try to create a database cluster using "initdb -D > /c/postgresql-8.3.5/src/data" it shows me a message "The program > postgres is needed by initdb but was not found in the same directory as > c:/postgresql-8.3.5/src/bin/initdb/initdb.exe. Actually the folder data > in src folder does not exist. Check your installation". Hmm,it supposed to create a data folder , go to c:/postgresql-8.3.5/src/bin/ and then fire initdb command like initdb c:/data or where u want >I just want to > use this folder for the server instance of postgres. I have checked the > directory structure but did not find postgres.exe anywhere. Any quick > idea? I appreciate your help. As a new to this world, I feel that I am > asking some stupid question and thank you for your patience. postgres supposed to be under bin folder. -- regards,tushar http://webeatoracle.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJnUyrfQNodY2PIRoRAhDpAJ9iP8w1PuMwLzt6ptfGpIjuqPB2swCfUg9y EKPuU/TDP748eS6FyucV1gI= =yinV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs