Re: Creating an Independant Application - Mailing list pgsql-general

Yes

I want to include the service and the tables, triggers etc. as an
installable application for one, or more, users.

I don't know if this is considered embedded or not, but there seems to be a
lack of infomation on how to accomplish this.

Bob


----- Original Message -----
From: "Johann Campbell" <johann.campbell@gmail.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Creating an Independant Application


>I think Postgres has to be installed as a service. Seems as if what you are
>looking for is more of an embeddable solution in which the libraries can
>move with the app per se.
>
> Johann.
>
> "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:006401c72300$b4953d00$8e904618@owner...
>> I've already built the PostgreSQL database. Now I want to turn it and the
>> Delphi interface (host) into a distributable application.
>>
>> I am using Installshield and I need to pick up the files in Postgres to
>> include.
>>
>> Bob Pawley
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John McCawley" <nospam@hardgeus.com>
>> To: "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley@shaw.ca>
>> Cc: "Postgresql" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Creating an Independant Application
>>
>>
>>> I'm not quite sure I understand your question, do you mean that you wish
>>> to distribute an "all-in-one" installer for a client machine that will
>>> include both your app and PostgreSQL?
>>>
>>> It all depends on the complexity of your database backend.  If this is
>>> small, quick-and-dirty app,  I don't know if PostgreSQL is the best
>>> match for a setup like that.  Other people on this list may disagree,
>>> but I tend to think that a full-blown RDBMS is overkill for that sort of
>>> problem.  If your app is in C/C++, you may want to check out SQLite:
>>>
>>> http://www.sqlite.org/
>>>
>>> If you're programming in a Windows-centric environment, you may want to
>>> consider using an Access .mdb backend and programming to it through ADO.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Pawley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>  I have managed to turn my host software into an executable. It runs
>>>> well using my installed database and server.
>>>>  What files in PostgreSQL do I need to include to have the host
>>>> software, the PostgreSQL server and database run as an independant
>>>> application??
>>>>  Bob Pawley
>>>
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