>> This is exactly what I needed. Thanks so much.. Already got the >> first table imported.. > > > I think would use 'TEXT' for the string fields, INTEGER for the whole > numbers and NUMERIC for the fractional ones... > once you have the data imported, and define the appropriate field of each > table as its PRIMARY KEY, you should be able to do a wide range of joins to > collect specific sorts of data. The PDF that's included in the ZIP file actually has all the data types and precisions, primary keys, and relations. I just copied that for my table schemas. I decided not to define any FK constraints because I want to easily zap all the data and re-import it when new versions of the database are released, and I never change any of the data myself. Mike -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general