Dave, > > > > IIRC, that was modeled on where Microsofts own SQL Server put it's > > data files by default. Does anybody know if that has changed recently? > > It hasn't. I checked 2008 this morning. > > And how does SQL Server fiddle that with Windows 7? My experience is that W7 is "not amused" when trying to put data below Programs and Files (x86), as I described within:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2009-01/msg00783.php The default as of know is \ProgramData\<application> Best wishes, Harald -- GHUM Harald Massa persuadere et programmare Harald Armin Massa Spielberger Straße 49 70435 Stuttgart 0173/9409607 no fx, no carrier pigeon - %s is too gigantic of an industry to bend to the whims of reality