If you just want to store names and telephone numbers, I suggest you
forget PostgrSQL - it is way too big for that. I would just use a flat
file with the info in it (one record on each line) and then use 'grep'
to extract the info.
Damian
Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if ANYONE has used the posgress data base? It comes
> already loaded on Red Hat 5.2 and I printed the large book "PostgrSQL
> User's Guide" by Thomas Lockhart. It is exactly useless to me!
>
> I found there is a posgres login and so I can su - postgres and I
> will be in that login. I did a "createdb mydb" and it worked. Then I used
> psql mydb and that worked. Then I saw that destroydb mydb works fine.
>
> I now have postgres open in an nxterm window by itself and want to
> enter a data base which is an ascii phone number name address list. But
> there is no way to do this. The book stops here and goes off talking about
> SQL and without any explanation.
>
> What is a query?
>
> I am just lost. Is there a REAL Postgres User's Manual? Should I
> quit trying to use it because I am so stupid? The postgres-HOWTO is even
> MORE confusing bringing in perl and other things. I just want to put in
> names and telephone numbers.
>
> Best wishes
>
> - Karl F. Larsen, 3310 East Street, Las Cruces,NM (505) 524-3303 -
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