Re: extremely newbie questions - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From Nicholas Chan
Subject Re: extremely newbie questions
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In response to RE: extremely newbie questions  (Dave Page <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>)
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Thanks for your reply, Dave.


> > 2) where can I find a sample database which can be used for pgAdmin?
> >    Can any regular database created by Microsoft Access be used?
> >    (*.mdb)
> 
> No, you you can't use mdb's (though pgAdmin can migrate them for you). You
> need to install PostgreSQL on your linux box - you can get this from
> ftp.postgresql.org, or some distros such as Suse and Redhat come with rpms.
 So this means that I can't use pgAdmin unless my pc is connected to a linux box? Oh :( So are there any other
alternativeson using PostgreSQL on a
 
standalone windows based PC? And are there any converters around to convert microsoft based databases to a PostgreSQL
readableformat?
 
 Thanks.


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