| From: | Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au> |
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| To: | Tino Wildenhain <tino(at)wildenhain(dot)de> |
| Cc: | CM J <postgres(dot)newbie(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Postgres: Starting Server in background mode |
| Date: | 2009-04-10 02:18:17 |
| Message-ID: | 49DEAC69.8020409@postnewspapers.com.au |
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Tino Wildenhain wrote:
> The problem here is, Postgres is not an embedded database but really a
> database management system. Therefore trying to bundle it with a desktop
> application will usually cause more headaches. I'd suggest installing
> Postgres as central service
Note that Windows is designed to allow applications to create services,
start them, stop them, etc. You should have *NO* problems having your
application install PostgreSQL as a service, and start/stop it on
demand. You can do this through the command line (net.exe), the Services
snap-in (services.msc), or via Win32 API calls from your application.
Doing anything else is trying to re-invent the Windows service mechanism
- poorly - and is really just NOT a good idea.
--
Craig Ringer
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