Re: PostgreSQL vs Firebird feature comparison finished

From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: "Stephen Ince" <since(at)opendemand(dot)com>
Cc: "Tony Caduto" <tony_caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com>, "Greg Smith" <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL vs Firebird feature comparison finished
Date: 2007-08-27 21:10:04
Message-ID: 200708272210050000@095729690
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> ------- Original Message -------
> From: "Stephen Ince" <since(at)opendemand(dot)com>
> To: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: 27/08/07, 21:30:06
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs Firebird feature comparison finished
>
> Dave,
> Thx I will take a look. I was trying to port a postgres schema to a
> database that had embedded capability. I could not find any non-commerical
> databases that supported triggers, sequences, udf function, and stored
> procedure. I as I remembered firebird has pretty weak UDF function
> capability(only C/C++) and the name size limitation was a killer.
>

SQL CE is pretty limited as well - no sequences, triggers or udf's either. It works very well with .Net CF of course and is a very useful datastore on pocket pc device though.
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Regards, Dave

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