Re: gEDA-user: Specifications

[Art Fore <art.fore@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2006-07-19 at 19:01 -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:
> Art Fore wrote:
> > I have a Postgresql database of about 3,000 parts, mostly surface mount,
> > if anyone is interested. I can export it to many others also. Have to
> > dig it out of my packed items, I am headed for Taiwan for a year as a
> > consultant, though. Need to do it anyhow as I have reinstalled WinXP
> > running in a virtual machine under Suse 10.1. (DXDesigner and PADS are
> > the only two programs I run under Windows)
> 
>   It would be SO nice to have gschem and/or PCB be able to use a
> client/server component database.  In fact I'm practically drooling at
> the mere thought of it.
> 
>   I'm very pleased to hear that you used Postgres for this.  That's some
> damn serious software.  I am not a big fan of MySQL, having hit puberty
> already. ;)
> 
>           -Dave
> 
I don't care for MySql either. I think postgres is easier and also at
the time, MySql did not have views. The views are for libraries such as
Capacitors, Resistors, etc. It is much faster than setting up queries in
your application.

Art



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