From: Amadeus Zilfinski <amadeus0@cox.net>
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: running PostGres without installing it
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:11:31 -0500
Message-ID: <1154891491.3403.11.camel@workstation01.barsandtone.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bf05e51c0608061109x368a06b3uec4a7c5ff38ff58e@mail.gmail.com>
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<bf05e51c0608061109x368a06b3uec4a7c5ff38ff58e@mail.gmail.com>
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>
> For years I have struggled with desktop applications and data
> access/storage. Databases are very powerful tools but, other than MS
> Access, I have not seen any that are easily distributable bundled with
> a desktop application. Not having a personal database to bundle with
> my applications has proven to be a "one hand tied behind my back"
> situation.
>
> Any ideas you guys have would be deeply appreciated.
>
SQLite can be complied to a single binary/.dll/.so and used. That is the
route I'm looking at due to having to be an 'expert' to install
PostgresQL, and how invasive it can be on a system. I don't have any
experience with firebird or MySQL, so you might want to check out those.
AmadeusZ.-
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