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How do I install PostgreSQL in Microsoft Platforms
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If you install a current version of CygWin, which is a Unix development layer for Windows, then PostgreSQL comes with it.
If you want, you can also compile PostgreSQL from source using Cygwin, and I have actually heard of some people accomplishing it with Visual C++.
Of course, you can get all this by doing a simple Google search:
Some good links from there:
And finally, my opinion: it may seem easier to install PostgreSQL on windows than to bother with a Linux machine, but I think you will find otherwise. Most modern Linux distributions come automatically with a fairly current version of PostgreSQL-- just run the install CD, choose PostgreSQL along with the other desired packages, and you are there. Then, if you run PostgreSQL from a cheap older machine with Linux, there are all kinds of great tools in Windows that can connect to PostgreSQL on a network with ODBC or JDBC.
In fact, just about any reporting tool that uses ODBC or JDBC will work just fine with PostgreSQL. Or, you can even use Microsoft Access as a front end without too much difficulty. -------------------------------------------
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If you want, you can also compile PostgreSQL from source using Cygwin, and I have actually heard of some people accomplishing it with Visual C++.
Of course, you can get all this by doing a simple Google search:
Some good links from there:
And finally, my opinion: it may seem easier to install PostgreSQL on windows than to bother with a Linux machine, but I think you will find otherwise. Most modern Linux distributions come automatically with a fairly current version of PostgreSQL-- just run the install CD, choose PostgreSQL along with the other desired packages, and you are there. Then, if you run PostgreSQL from a cheap older machine with Linux, there are all kinds of great tools in Windows that can connect to PostgreSQL on a network with ODBC or JDBC.
In fact, just about any reporting tool that uses ODBC or JDBC will work just fine with PostgreSQL. Or, you can even use Microsoft Access as a front end without too much difficulty. -------------------------------------------
"Calculus is just the meaningless manipulation of higher symbols"
-unknown F student
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