PostgreSQL 8 for Windows

ISBN-13: 9780071485623 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 400 str.

Richard Blum

Opis

The easiest way to set up a PostgreSQL database server on WindowsGet up-and-running on PostgreSQL quickly using this hands-on guide. Filled with real-world examples, PostgreSQL 8 for Windows offers you practical, step-by-step details on installing, configuring, and using PostgreSQL 8--the full-featured, open-source database management system--on Windows platforms. You'll learn to administer, secure, and tune your database and use SQL. You'll also discover how to interface Microsoft Access, Microsoft .NET, Visual C++, and Java with the PostgreSQL database.

• Install and configure PostgreSQL 8 on Windows
• Customize your system using the configuration files
• Work with the utilities
• Administer your database from the pgAdmin III graphical interface
• Use the psql command line program to manually execute SQL commands
• Take advantage of built-in functions or create your own stored procedures and triggers
• Implement tested security measures
• Maintain optimal database performance
• Access a PostgreSQL database from a Microsoft Access application and migrate Access databases to PostgreSQL
• Create .NET, Visual C++, and Java applications that interface with your PostgreSQL server