Re: Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Holger Hoffstaette
Subject Re: Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results
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Msg-id pan.2009.01.27.11.57.51.937875@wizards.de
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In response to Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results  (Harald Armin Massa <haraldarminmassa@gmail.com>)
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Re: Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 64bit - first results
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:10:26 +0900, ITAGAKI Takahiro wrote:

> Harald Armin Massa <haraldarminmassa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 4.) it seems to be no longer "cool" to have your data below Program
>> Files / Program Files (x86)

That was never cool or good practice.

> I'm not sure which directory should we create $PGDATA -- "My Documents",
> "Application Data", "Local Settings" or direct child of %USERPROFILE%, but
> anyway some of them would be better than "Program Files".

%USERNAME%/%APPDATA%

These variables exist for good reasons..

regards
Holger


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