From: debruijn@cs.utwente.nl (Steef S.G. de Bruijn) Subject: Re: Database for LINUX? Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1993 14:17:34 GMT
In article <qD510B1w165w@lumina.robin.de>, michael@lumina.robin.de (Michael Schreiter) writes:
|> debruijn@cs.utwente.nl (Steef S.G. de Bruijn) writes:
|>
|> > In article <CDB4BC.KzI@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>, jkowalik@undergrad.math.
|> > |>
|> > |> I was wondering if there exists a Database for Linux. If not, can anyone
|> > |> suggest a Unix like OS that would have a database program? I am interested
|> > |> databases that use Informix SQL language.
|> > |>
|> > |> Thanks,
|> > |>
|> > |> Yarek
|> >
|> > Get POSTGRES, a relational active database management system. it WORKS!
|> > (nic.funet.fi) and others?
|> >
|> > Steef
|>
|> Hello Steef,
|>
|> is POSTGRES an X-WINDOWS program or does ist works on ASCII- terminals too ?
|>
|> Michael
|>
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(From mind:)
Postgres is a three-level database system.
The top level is the postgres executable which does the direct database access.
The intermediate level is the postmaster, which does concurrency control etc.
The last level is the user program, which gives its queries to the postmaster
(which in turn gives them to the database engine, postgres).
Postgres distribution incorporates a library package to write your own programs
using the postgres database system. To make life easier, the distribution
also incorporates a monitor program, which you (user) can use to enter queries
by hand. Of course, you can also supply a text file which contains queries.
In short, the answer is: NO, no X-Win program, but you can write your own.
Good Luck!
Steef