On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Adrian Klaver <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> wrote:
> On 10/26/2015 06:48 PM, David Blomstrom wrote: > >> Doesn't this thread demonstrate the advantage of GUI's??? I created a >> database and table with pgAdmin III with no help at all. >> > > At this point I would say sticking with pgAdmin is the best option. > > They both have their places. It is usually quite difficult to automate and version control the manual work that goes into using command line tools. >> I then got a flurry of well-intentioned tips about the command-line >> tool. I tried all of them. I tried them twice. I tried them upside down >> and backwards. People then began complaining that I can't follow >> directions. Like how many different ways are there to type in a command >> and hit enter??? >> > > Go back through the thread and look at your responses to specific > questions and with an open mind ask whether they answered the question? > > >> I think it was obvious a couple dozen posts ago that there's something >> wrong with my PostgreSQL installation or with the command-line tool. >> > > No it was not obvious, otherwise we would not have asked for more > information. Most of us assumed some form of user-error as opposed to malfunctioning software...it usually takes detail and explanations to rule that out. When you are using lesser-used (and unofficial) tools the relevant experience to be found on the official lists is likewise hampered. Without going through the entire thread I would have to say that this whole dynamic is a confluence of experienced users, novice users, and a text-medium gone wrong. Or it was just a bad day. In any case as the requester taking a step back and framing things up will help others to provide better assistance. David J.
