RE: [NF] MySQL > PostgreSQL was Joke (yes, it's computer-related!

Author: Gilbert M. Hale

Posted: 2009-04-30 at 07:55:39

> It required examining and recoding not just all the standard SQL

> INSERT

"All you have to do is..." The 6 most dangerous words in our industry!

Gil

> -----Original Message-----

> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-

> bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted Roche

> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:51 AM

> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

> Subject: Re: [NF] MySQL > PostgreSQL was Joke (yes, it's computer-

> related!

>

> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:59 AM, KAM.covad

> <a_gmail_noSpam@kenmcginnis.com> wrote:

> > What we need is an easy migration to PostgreSQL from VFP. Unattended

> installation from CD and a replacement for INSERT INTO FROM NAME,

> GATHER, etc

> >

> > Then it would be easier to migrate to something like Python if

> necessary some day.

> >

>

> If only it were that easy :)

>

> I worked on the migration of a large commercial web site, in

> hand-coded VFP, from direct DBF manipulation to calling client-server

> code. It required examining and recoding not just all the standard SQL

> INSERT

>

> --

> Ted Roche

> Ted Roche & Associates, LLC

> http://www.tedroche.com

>

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