PostgreSQL 8 for Windows (Database Professional's Library)
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Author: Richard Blum
ISBN: 0071485627
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publish Date: 01-05-2007
Pages: 400
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
