On Saturday 05 August 2006 21:07, jesus martinez wrote: > hello, how are you ? > > i want to distribute a copy of PostGres to my clients. > they really dont know anything about installing > programs or > configurating remote RDBMS sql-servers, > so i dont want to give them the > "official-PostGres-installer.exe" > but my own installer.exe (win32) that: > > 1) install the PostGres's required files > 2) modify the system as PostGres needs (registry, > paths, etc) > 3) execute it as a process, not as a service (if it is > possible) > (it must run also on win98 machines) PostgreSQLl needs an NT like system to run on, so 98 is not an option. > 4) enable the server in a port readed from an INI file > or > something like that. > 5) delete the default super-user or change its > password > 6) creates the tables-structure that my client-app > needs > 7a) insert the data or > 7b) copy db-files to hdd, assign them in PostGres and > make > them available via PostGres. > 8) create the dbuser that will be used by clients-apps > 9) assign that dbuser to my tables > > all without any kind of user interaction. > > - where can i get information about the required > information > (i mean: basic required files, registry changes, conf > files, > sql commands to do what i need) ? > > - if this is not possible, may i call the default > PostGre's > installer in silent mode ? and if so, what are the > command-lines > to set the defaults settings ? > > - can any of you help me in any of those tasks ? > > thanks in advance, > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. > Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, > está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). > ¡Probalo ya! > http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend -- Darcy Buskermolen CommandPrompt, Inc. Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 http://www.commandprompt.com