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11 | 11 | <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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13 | | -<P>Last updated: Sat Jan 2921:21:25 EST 2005</P> |
| 13 | +<P>Last updated: Sat Jan 2922:51:43 EST 2005</P> |
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15 | 15 | <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<Ahref= |
16 | 16 | "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> |
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47 | 47 | <H2align="center">User Client Questions</H2> |
48 | | -<Ahref="#2.1">2.1</A>)Are there<SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> drivers for |
| 48 | +<Ahref="#2.1">2.1</A>)What interfaces are available for |
49 | 49 | PostgreSQL?<BR> |
50 | 50 | <Ahref="#2.2">2.2</A>) What tools are available for using |
51 | 51 | PostgreSQL with Web pages?<BR> |
52 | 52 | <Ahref="#2.3">2.3</A>) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user |
53 | 53 | interface?<BR> |
54 | | -<Ahref="#2.4">2.4</A>) What languages are available to |
55 | | - communicate with PostgreSQL?<BR> |
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58 | 56 | <H2align="center">Administrative Questions</H2> |
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493 | 491 | <H2align="center">User Client Questions</H2> |
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495 | | -<H4><Aname="2.1">2.1</A>) Are there<SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> drivers |
496 | | - for PostgreSQL?</H4> |
497 | | - |
498 | | -<P>There are two<SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> drivers available, PsqlODBC |
499 | | - and OpenLink<SMALL>ODBC</SMALL>.</P> |
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501 | | -<P>You can download PsqlODBC from<Ahref= |
502 | | - "http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php"> |
503 | | - http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php</A>.</P> |
| 493 | +<H4><Aname="2.1">2.1</A>) What interfaces are available for |
| 494 | + PostgreSQL?</H4> |
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505 | | -<P>OpenLink<SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> can be gotten from<Ahref= |
506 | | - "http://www.openlinksw.com/">http://www.openlinksw.com</A>. It |
507 | | - works with their standard<SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> client software so |
508 | | - you'll have PostgreSQL<SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> available on every |
509 | | - client platform they support (Win, Mac, Unix, VMS).</P> |
| 496 | +<P>The PostgreSQL install includes only the<SMALL>C</SMALL> and embedded |
| 497 | +<SMALL>C</SMALL> interfaces. All other interfaces are independent projects |
| 498 | + that are downloaded separately; being separate allows them to have their |
| 499 | + own release schedule and development teams.</P> |
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511 | | -<P>They will probably be selling this product to people who need |
512 | | - commercial-quality support, but a freeware version will always be |
513 | | - available. Please send questions to<Ahref= |
514 | | - "mailto:postgres95@openlink.co.uk">postgres95@openlink.co.uk</A>.</P> |
| 501 | +<P>Some programming languages like<SMALL>PHP</SMALL> include an |
| 502 | + interface to PostgreSQL. Interfaces for languages like Perl, |
| 503 | +<SMALL>TCL</SMALL>, Python, and many others are available at |
| 504 | +<ahref="http://gborg.postgresql.org">http://gborg.postgresql.org</A> |
| 505 | + in the<I>Drivers/Interfaces</I> section and via Internet search. |
| 506 | +</P> |
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516 | 508 | <H4><Aname="2.2">2.2</A>) What tools are available for using |
517 | 509 | PostgreSQL with Web pages?</H4> |
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542 | 534 | <P>See<ahref="http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/GUITools">http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/GUITools</a> for a more detailed list.</P> |
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544 | | -<H4><Aname="2.4">2.4</A>) What languages are able to communicate with |
545 | | - PostgreSQL?</H4> |
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547 | | -<P>Most popular programming languages contain an interface to |
548 | | - PostgreSQL. Check your programming language's list of extension |
549 | | - modules.</P> |
550 | | - |
551 | | -<P>The following interfaces are included in the PostgreSQL |
552 | | - distribution:</P> |
553 | | - |
554 | | -<UL> |
555 | | -<LI>C (libpq)</LI> |
556 | | - |
557 | | -<LI>Embedded C (ecpg)</LI> |
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559 | | -<LI>Java (jdbc)</LI> |
560 | | - |
561 | | -<LI>Python (PyGreSQL)</LI> |
562 | | - |
563 | | -<LI>TCL (libpgtcl)</LI> |
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565 | | -</UL> |
566 | | -<P>Additional interfaces are available at |
567 | | -<ahref="http://gborg.postgresql.org">http://gborg.postgresql.org</A> |
568 | | - in the<I>Drivers/Interfaces</I> section. |
569 | | -</P> |
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572 | 539 | <H2align="center">Administrative Questions</H2> |
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574 | 541 | <H4><Aname="3.1">3.1</A>) How do I install PostgreSQL somewhere |
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