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Fundamentally if the user wants to run my software then I want to get it
running on their hardware. If after they have tried it ( and hopefully
liked it) they want to use it as a business tool then I am in a position
to HIGHLY recommend the necessary upgrades to hardware/OS etc that they
may need.
Firstly there are no complaints about postgres or the installer both
work very well.
q1: I would like an almost silent install and to that effect have
located the following on the installer project site:
msiexec /i postgresql-8.0-beta2-dev3.msi datadir="C:\ghum\data"
LISTENPORT=5432 INITDBOK=1 DOSERVICE=1 DOINITDB=1
SERVICEID="pgsql-80-beta-2" SERVICENAME="PostgreSQL Database Server 8.0
beta 2" SERVICEACCOUNT="postgres" SERVICEPASSWORD="PasswordUserPostgres"
SERVICEPASSWORDV="PasswordUserPostgres" LOCALE="german"
ENCODING="LATIN1" SUPERUSER="postgres" SUPERPASSWORD="leberwurst"
SUPERPASSWORDV="leberwurst"
I would like the installer to show a "You are installing PostgreSQL V 8
" banner with a pointer to the postgresql.org website but still bypass
the normal installation questions..
q2: Is the above command in a format that is going to be supported in
later versions?
q3: Fat32 limitation. I have no evidence of the number of machines
using FAT32 with W2000 / XP but I expect it will be significant. What I
think I will have to do is put up a web page explaining the issues
unless such a page already exists with the postgres documentation?
q4: another option may be the cywin + postgres project. Does this let
users access older operating systems W98 / Millenium edition? If so then
is there a package my installer program can run? ie check OS/environment
if ok run pg v8 else give warning / option and install cygwin+postgres.
I don't mind if the install for W98 /fat32 is an older version of
postgres. Indeed an older version would be helpful in emhasising the
need to upgrade.
I suppose posgresql is not "normally" a enduser software product. It has
been designed as an industrial strength RDBMS for installation by
professionals. In that environment it excells. I will lookforward to
hearing how others are tackling the "embedded install".
best regards
Richard Sydney-Smith
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2>Fundamentally if the user wants to run my software then I wan=
t to
get it running on their hardware. If after they have tried it ( and hopeful=
ly
liked it) they want to use it as a business tool then I am in a position to=
HIGHLY recommend the necessary upgrades to hardware/OS etc that they may
need. </FONT> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DI=
V>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Firstly t=
here are no
complaints about postgres or the installer both work very
well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>q1: I wou=
ld like an
almost silent install and to that effect have located the following on the=
installer project site:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004>msiexec /i postgresql-8.0-beta2-dev3.=
msi
datadir=3D"C:\ghum\data" LISTENPORT=3D5432 INITDBOK=3D1 DOSERVICE=3D1 DOINI=
TDB=3D1
SERVICEID=3D"pgsql-80-beta-2" SERVICENAME=3D"PostgreSQL Database Server 8.0=
beta 2"
SERVICEACCOUNT=3D"postgres" SERVICEPASSWORD=3D"PasswordUserPostgres"
SERVICEPASSWORDV=3D"PasswordUserPostgres" LOCALE=3D"german" ENCODING=3D"LAT=
IN1"
SUPERUSER=3D"postgres" SUPERPASSWORD=3D"leberwurst" SUPERPASSWORDV=3D"leber=
wurst"
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would l=
ike the
installer to show a "You are installing PostgreSQL V 8 " banner with a poin=
ter
to the postgresql.org website but still bypass the normal installation
questions..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>=
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face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=
=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004>q2:=
</SPAN>I<SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004>s the above command in a for=
mat
that is going to be supported in later
versions?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004>q3: Fat32 limitation. I have no=
evidence of the number of machines using FAT32 with W2000 / XP but I=
expect it will be significant. What I think I will have to do is put up a w=
eb
page explaining the issues unless such a page already exists with the postg=
res
documentation?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>q4: anoth=
er option
may be the cywin + postgres project. Does this let users access older opera=
ting
systems W98 / Millenium edition? If so then is there a package my installer=
program can run? ie check OS/environment if ok run pg v8 else give warning =
/
option and install cygwin+postgres. I don't mind if the install for W98
/fat32 is an older version of postgres. Indeed an older version would=
be
helpful in emhasising the need to upgrade.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I suppose=
posgresql
is not "normally" a enduser software product. It has been designed as an
industrial strength RDBMS for installation by professionals. In that enviro=
nment
it excells. I will lookforward to hearing how others are tackling the "embe=
dded
install".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>best
regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D171382813-18102004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard=
Sydney-Smith</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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