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The easiest way to set up a PostgreSQL database server on Windows
Get 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
By:
Richard Blum Imprint: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 226mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 690g ISBN:9780071485623 ISBN 10: 0071485627 Pages: 400 Publication Date:16 May 2007 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Installation and AdministrationChapter 1. Why PostgreSQL?Chapter 2. Installing PostgreSQL on WindowsChapter 3. The PostgreSQL Files and ProgramsChapter 4. Managing PostgreSQL on WindowsPart II. Using PostgreSQL in WindowsChapter 5. The psql ProgramChapter 6. Using Basic SQLChapter 7. Using Advanced SQLChapter 8. PostgreSQL FunctionsChapter 9. Stored Procedures and TriggersChapter 10. SecurityChapter 11: PerformancePart III. Windows Programming with PostgreSQLChapter 12. Microsoft Access and PostgreSQLChapter 13. Microsoft .NET FrameworkChapter 14. Visual C++Chapter 14. JavaINDEX
Richard Blum has worked for more than 18 years in the IT field as a network and systems administrator. During this time he has worked with database servers in UNIX, Linux, Novell, and Microsoft servers.