| From: | "Raymond O'Donnell" <rod(at)iol(dot)ie> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: EMBEDDED PostgreSQL |
| Date: | 2005-01-26 12:24:26 |
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On 25 Jan 2005 at 8:45, Richard_D_Levine(at)Raytheon(dot)com wrote:
> Do you need something from PostgreSQL that Firebird doesn't have? My
> experience has been that Firebird/Interbase is a fairly complete, ACID
> compliant, low/no maintenance back end for single workstation
> applications.
...except that it lacks a native boolean data type....I use Firebird a good
bit, but it's a pain having to work around this lack every time I create a
new database. I see on the Firebird website that it's been requested
as a feature, but I'm not holding my breath!
--Ray
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rod(at)iol(dot)ie Galway Cathedral Recitals
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