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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Postgres95
Last updated: Fri Sep 27 17:48:23 EDT 1996
Last updated: Mon Oct 14 08:05:23 EDT 1996
Version: 2.0
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (maillist@candle.pha.pa.us)
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The most recent version of this document can be viewed at the postgres95 Web
site, http://www.ki.net/postgres95.
Linux-specific questions are answered in
http://www.ki.net/postgres95/docs/FAQ-Linux.phtml.
Irix-specific questions are answered in
http://www.ki.net/postgres95/docs/FAQ-Irix.phtml.
Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new):
* *3.23) How do I create a serial field?
* *3.41) What is the meaning of some of the terms used in Postgres?
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1.6) Latest release of Postgres95
The latest release of postgres95 is version 1.07.
The latest release of postgres95 is version 1.08.
1.7) Is there a commercial version of Postgres95?
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1.10) Does Postgres95 work with databases from earlier versions of postgres?
Postgres95 v1.07 is compatible with databases created with v1.01. Those
Postgres95 v1.08 is compatible with databases created with v1.01. Those
upgrading from 1.0 should read the directions in the MIGRATION_1.0_TO_1.02
directory.
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* majordomo@listserv.direct.net
OpenLink ODBC is currently in beta under Linux. You can get it from
http://www.openlinksw.com/postgre s.html. It works with our standard ODBC
http://www.openlinksw.com/postgres.html. It works with our standard ODBC
client software so you'll have Postgres ODBC available on every client
platform we support (Win, Mac, Unix, VMS).
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Postgres does not allow the user to specifiy a user column as type SERIAL.
Instead, you can use each row's oid field as a unique value. However, if you
need to dump and reload the database, you need to be using postgres version
1.07 or 2.* with pgdump's -o option or COPY's WITH OIDS option to preserver
the oids.
1.07 or later or 2.* with pgdump's -o option or COPY's WITH OIDS option to
preserver the oids.
Another valid way of doing this is to create a function:
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desired time will not appear.
Vacuum removes rows that are no longer current. This time-warp feature is
used by the engine for rollback and crash recovery.
used by the engine for rollback and crash recovery. Expiration times can be
set with purge.
3.38) How do I tune the database engine for better performance?
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* retrieve, select
* replace, update
* oid, serial value
* portal, cursor
* range variable, table name, table alias
Please let me know if you think of any more.