| | |  | Software Engineering | Home » » » PostgreSQL 8 for Windows (Database Professional's Library) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The easiest way to set up a PostgreSQL database server on Windows Get up-and-running on PostgreSQL quickly using this hands-on guide. Filled with real-world examples, PostgreSQL 8 for Windows offers you practical, step-by-step details on installing, configuring, and using PostgreSQL 8--the full-featured, open-source database management system--on Windows platforms. You'll learn to administer, secure, and tune your database and use SQL. You'll also discover how to interface Microsoft Access, Microsoft .NET, Visual C++, and Java with the PostgreSQL database. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Richard Blum | | Paperback:
| 400 pages | | Publisher:
| McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | | Publication Date:
| March 22, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0071485627 | | Product Length:
| 9.07 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.44 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.83 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.43 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 A good overviewApr 06, 2007
By MattK
I was interested in learning a bit about PostgreSQL, and coming from a SQL Server background on Windows systems, this seemed like a good place to start (I will pick up some more Linux knowledge another day). The book provides a good overview of components and processes, and for someone with experience in other database platforms, the material makes a good bridge.
It will probably not provide much new information to a PostgreSQL "expert", but that is not likely the intended audience. Basic admin topics are covered , as well as some development examples in MS Access, .NET, C++, and Java.
A highlight for me was the discovery of some SQL methods in PostgreSQL that were only supported in the latest release of MS SQL Server, and a few that still are not.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Read the manual instead!Apr 14, 2010
By Christopher Malins
This book is largely an illustrated cut-down version of the manual for all important sections. I recommend saving yourself the money, biting the bullet and reading the (free!) PostgreSQL manual instead. I'd be very surprised if you need this book after doing so. Overall, a waste of money.
Missed Server Side FunctionsAug 09, 2010
By Tim Child
The book is a useful introduction to PostgreSQL on Windows. It covers the basics of PostgreSQL on the Windows platform. For C# programming it covers Npgsql. For Visual C++ it covers using libpq programming. What the book misses is using VC++ for building server side functions. For those who know about PostgreSQL much of its power and extensibility comes from using Server-side C functions. These can be built with VC++ and Visual Studio. For this book I view it as a big miss, but I still bought the book anyway.
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