[GENERAL] postgres lamer info

2000-02-17 Thread Marco Giardini
is postgresql closer to informix, oracle or sybase ? Thanks marco -- -- +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |m|a|r|c|o| |g|i|a|r|d|i|n|i| +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ TecnoGi spa Tel. +39 0321 885422 S

Re: [GENERAL] splitting tables into db's

2000-02-17 Thread Dustin Sallings
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Nemeth Miklos wrote: # Even very expensive commercial database engines (like Oracle, # ObjectStore, etc) does not provide any kind of load balancing. # And even wors no connection pooling. # PostgreSQL follows the DBMS norm. Check out Sybase's OpenSwitch. -- SA, bey

Re: [GENERAL] Platform Availability

2000-02-17 Thread Louis Bertrand
Francois, When you mention that the client and server must run on several platforms you need to clarify what you intend to use as a client, and server. PostgreSQL is SQL-compliant server software. It runs fine on various Linux/BSD/UNIX platforms as well as Windows NT (don't know about Win2K). Yo

[GENERAL] view on union

2000-02-17 Thread Henk van Lingen
Hi *, Will version 7 have the possibility of defining a view on a union? And if not, how can I simulate one? Only by creating some procedure which uses tmp tables or something? Cheers, +---+ | Henk van Lingen, Systems Administra

Re: [GENERAL] RE: postgresql newsgroups

2000-02-17 Thread Lamar Owen
Nemeth Miklos wrote: > PostgreSQL supports both transactions and row level locking. Only Oracle > may compete with PostgreSQL in this area. InterBase supports both transactions and row-level locking, with a multigenerational architecture similar to MVCC. -- Lamar Owen WGCR Internet Radio 1 Peter

Re: [GENERAL] Platform Availability

2000-02-17 Thread sheila bel
Hi , I think you are looking at the right place. PostgreSQL can be installed on many platforms. For more information have a look at the following sites: Currently supported platforms: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/ports.htm#AEN14551 Ports: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/ports