On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, Martin Marques wrote: > > I haven't read the latest review of Bruce's book, but I can recall that the > original version started with: > > In this chapter, you will learn how to connect to the database server and > issue simple commands to the POSTGRESQL server. > > At this point, the book makes the following assumptions: > > * You have installed POSTGRESQL. > * You have a running POSTGRESQL server. > * You are configured as a POSTGRESQL user. > * You have a database called test. > ========================================================================== > > Now, Joshua was talking about getting PostgreSQL started, which Bruce assums > you already know. > > Anyway, I must admit that if you have PG installed and running, which is very > simple on normal Linux distributions, this book gives a huge boost to any > newbie. > >
And, if a person did not already have it installed and set up, would the person then have not been required to find elsewhere, how to do those? -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
