On 6 Feb 2001, at 14:24, Chuck Esterbrook wrote:
> At 01:10 PM 2/6/2001 -0600, John Burski wrote:
> >interactively, via psql, via the Perl Pg module, or via PHP. If you
> >attempt to drop a database that doesn't exist, PostgreSQL will issue an
> >error message. If you're running interactively
: I think it's still a good idea to provided the "if exists" clause in a
: future PostgreSQL version for these reasons:
: 1. it's convenient
: 2. it doesn't interfere with existing functionality or
performance
: 3. it makes porting from MySQL to PostgreSQL easier
I seco
> I'm fairly new to PostreSQL, coming from MySQL. My Python application
> generates these MySQL commands:
>
> drop database if exists Foo;
> create database Foo;
> use Foo;
> Using the PostgreSQL online docs, my closest translation is:
>
> drop database Foo;
> create database Foo;
You supply the
