Re: My 1st JDBC and PostgreSQL

You get the value you're willing to work for as a general rule. It takes
more effort to admin a real SQL server than an easy embedded DB. Your
interpretation is spot on.

On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 8:18 AM Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
wrote:

> On 7/19/23 18:11, Chuck Davis wrote:
> > Postgresql is a sophisticated database server. You can do what you're
> > attempting with something like Derby at the connection. But with
> > Postgresql "you get what you pay for".
>
> Not sure what "you get what you pay for" means in this context?
>
> My take is you are differentiating between embedded databases such as
> Derby and SQLite which are tied to a specific client and client/server
> databases like Postgres and MySQL which stand alone and are connected to
> by any number of clients.
>
> > 1) Insall Postgresql
> > 2) start the database
> > 3) use the interface app psql to create a database;
> > 4) load the JDBC driver in your client and connect.
> > 5) manipulate the database via the JDBC driver.
> >
> > All these steps are explained quite nicely in the Postgresql
> > documentation you can find at the web site. The JDBC site is separate
> > but a Google search will find it for you.
> >
>
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
>
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