Re: Database Conversion - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From H. Hall
Subject Re: Database Conversion
Date
Msg-id 48C0184F.1090705@reedyriver.com
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In response to Database Conversion  (Carol Walter <walterc@indiana.edu>)
Responses Re: Database Conversion  (Carol Walter <walterc@indiana.edu>)
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Carol Walter wrote:
> Hello, All,
>
> I have a new faculty member who has a large database that is in
> MySQL.  We don't support MySQL so the database needs to be ported to
> PostgreSQL.  Her GA, who know MySQL, says that he has a query that he
> will run that will put the data into postgres.  I thought that the
> data would have to be output to a text file and then copied into
> postgres.  I don't know MySQL.  I've done a conversion from Oracle and
> this is how I did it.  Is he correct that he can put the data into a
> postgres database by running a MySQL query?  It doesn't sound possible
> to me.
>
> Carol
>
Why don't you crate a schema for him and let him try out his idea.
What's the downside?

The upside is that we all may learn something new.

HH

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