Re: [Fwd: MS SQL compatible functions] - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [Fwd: MS SQL compatible functions]
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Msg-id 200202070232.g172WaW28127@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [Fwd: MS SQL compatible functions]  (Philip Hallstrom <philip@adhesivemedia.com>)
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Philip Hallstrom wrote:
> I dunno... you could also get the type of people that have built (or
> inherited) a pre-existing application written in Oracle/SQLServer/etc that
> no longer want to pay the license fees and would like to switch to
> PostgreSQL, but aren't looking (or don't have the time right now) to
> convert their entire application... having that abstraction layer makes it
> that much easier for them to make the switch...

Yes.  No question about it.  Our biggest problem is that it lacks
_excitement_. :-)

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