From: Nicholas Chan <yumin@pl.jaring.my>
To: Postgresql Interfaces <pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: extremely newbie questions
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:26:17 +0800
Message-ID: <3A6C4309.4D4E58A2@pl.jaring.my> (raw)
References: <8568FC767B4AD311AC33006097BCD3D61A28BD@woody.vale-housing.co.uk>
Thanks for your reply, Dave.
> > 2) where can I find a sample database which can be used for pgAdmin?
> > Can any regular database created by Microsoft Access be used?
> > (*.mdb)
>
> No, you you can't use mdb's (though pgAdmin can migrate them for you). You
> need to install PostgreSQL on your linux box - you can get this from
> ftp.postgresql.org, or some distros such as Suse and Redhat come with rpms.
So this means that I can't use pgAdmin unless my pc is connected to a
linux box? Oh :(
So are there any other alternatives on using PostgreSQL on a
standalone
windows based PC? And are there any converters around to convert
microsoft based databases to a PostgreSQL readable format?
Thanks.
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