From: | GH <grasshacker(at)over-yonder(dot)net> |
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To: | jim davis <jdavis(at)amphi(dot)com> |
Cc: | "'pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Silly newbie questions |
Date: | 2001-07-13 18:46:46 |
Message-ID: | 20010713134646.E93886@over-yonder.net |
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On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 08:44:44AM -0700, some SMTP stream spewed forth:
> Ok, I was directed that I would be taking over an old mac based database
> and was told that we would be moving to a SQL based DB. I looked into
> MySQL (sorry, I know thats a bad word around these parts :) )and sorta
> got into it. Well, I saw the light and have decided to move to
> PstgreSQL.
Congratulations, you have found the One True Database. :)
> I have downloaded and installed on my SuSE linux server the
> latest version (7.1.2) and got it to work... But I have noticed some
> differences (duh) that I can't find answers for in the online docs.
> In the command line interface in MySQL, if I wanted to see all the
> databases on my server, or if I wanted to see all the tables in a given
> database, I would type "show databases" or "show tables" but that
> doesnt seem to work in PostgreSQL...
Databases: select * from pg_database
Tables can be shown by \dt.
Look into the 'backslash' commands in psql (i.e. refer to \?).
You might also gain something from the psql manpage.
Starting psql with -E will show the actual queries used in the backslash
commands.
> Also, is there a painless way to get all of my MySQL databases and data
> moved over to PostgreSQL?
I know there have been some efforts, and I think there are some completed
systems, but I am not familiar with these.
> thanks!
> -Jim
gh
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> What, no one sings along with Ricky Martin anymore?
My kid sister does (but then, she prefers pico to vi ...)
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