On 29/06/02 06:42 -0000, Vikrama Dhiman wrote: > This is in continuation of my previous question. > First of all thankx for a good response. > Second, most of the responses (infact all of them) have preferred > postgresql over mysql. > Should one shift to postgresql instead of mysql given that > tranistion is not too hard and the database is still not > developed. Ok, what are your needs? Please define the application requirements. If you need very fast writes, no transactions, then mysql is for you. (I know mysql has transactions, but not fit for a production box yet). Postgres is a more featured, flexible database.
> If yes then how does perl fit into the picture since mysql has > excellent perl support and postgresql is known to be the best with > python? Pg has excellent Perl support too. > And another question, is postgresql fully compatible with VB front > ends in Windows like Mysql is? Postgres supports ODBC natively (I have pulled data into the staroffice DB and excel via odbc from a Postgres DB). It also supports JDBC, and if you like Perl, you can even write your stored procedures in Perl in Postgres. Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek No, I will not fix your computer. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
