Re: [pgadmin-support] pgAdmin vs SQL Server Enterprise Manager - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Dave Page
Subject Re: [pgadmin-support] pgAdmin vs SQL Server Enterprise Manager
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Msg-id 03AF4E498C591348A42FC93DEA9661B84C5C9D@mail.vale-housing.co.uk
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List pgsql-general
 Hi Mike,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Michel POURE [mailto:jm@poure.com]
> Sent: 29 October 2003 18:32
> To: mikew@hyperreal.org
> Cc: pgadmin-support@postgresql.org; pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [pgadmin-support] [GENERAL] pgAdmin vs SQL
> Server Enterprise Manager
>
> > I am working at a company that has been using MS SQL Server, and we
> > are going to be switching over to postgresql next week.
> (Getting off
> > of Windows will be a relief!)

:-)

> > 1) With SQL Server Enterprise Manager, I can change a
> column's type.
> > For example, I can change an int column to a float, and SQL Server
> > automatically converts all of the int data to floating point data.

Unfortunately changing column types is not yet supported by PostgreSQL,
though I believe one of the hackers (Rod Taylor) is working on it. Once
PostgreSQL can do the job, we will of course add support in pgAdmin.

> > 2) With SQL Server Enterprise Manager, I can copy and paste rows.
> > There are two scenarios:

Yes, I find that feature of EM very handy as well, both for creating new
rows and copying data from one table/database to another. I have added
this to the todo list.

Good luck with your migration!

Regards, Dave.

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