Re: Recursive Arrays 101

Rob Sargent <robjsargent@xxxxxxxxx> · Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:05:17 -0600

On Oct 26, 2015, at 7:48 PM, David Blomstrom <david.blomstrom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Doesn't this thread demonstrate the advantage of GUI's??? I created a database and table with pgAdmin III with no help at all.
I then got a flurry of well-intentioned tips about the command-line tool. I tried all of them. I tried them twice. I tried them upside down and backwards. People then began complaining that I can't follow directions. Like how many different ways are there to type in a command and hit enter???

I think it was obvious a couple dozen posts ago that there's something wrong with my PostgreSQL installation or with the command-line tool.

I'm in lined to agree that your icon-generating-she'll thingy is suspect. Did you ever try the basic Terminal?  That puts you at the most basic command line talking to the operating system.   psql from there gets you to a database shell talking to your server.You can indeed do a lot of what you want from pgadmin.  I'm mostly to blame for this thread so if you would like to take this up with me privately you're welcome to do so. 

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Rob Sargent <robjsargent@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You will do what you need to do but please do not claim that pg is not Mac compatible. Many on this thread are regular Mac/pg users. We all thought we were doing you a favour in trying to free you from GUI tools. For us they are restraining. For you they may be liberating. Stick with pgAdmin and ask questions about it. There may even be a forum dedicated to it. 

Someday we can revisit "power tools"

On Oct 26, 2015, at 7:08 PM, David Blomstrom <david.blomstrom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Judging from the anti-Mac comments, it sounds like PostgreSQL is kind of a Linux/Microsoft thing. If PostgreSQL isn't compatible with Apple, then that's definitely the end of the line. I used M$ for years and would never go back. I used to be a passionate Linux supporter - largely because I wanted to see it compete with Microsoft - but the Linux community never could understand the concept of "user friendly."
I get far more service from my Mac than I ever got from M$, and I won't waste my time with any software that isn't Mac-compatible.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 6:01 PM, Melvin Davidson <melvin6925@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The law of O/S & databases:
For every Linux / PostgreSQL user, there is and equal an opposite Mac / MySQL user.
However, the latter is completely useless.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 8:54 PM, David Blomstrom <david.blomstrom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's exactly what I've been doing. I just did it again...

Last login: Mon Oct 26 17:53:05 on ttys001
Davids-MacBook-Pro-2:~ davidblomstrom$ /Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/scripts/runpsql.sh; exit
Server [localhost]: Server [localhost
Database [postgres]: Database [postgres]:
Port [5432]: Port [5432]:
Username [postgres]: Username [postgres]:
psql: warning: extra command-line argument "[5432]:" ignored
psql: warning: extra command-line argument "[postgres]:" ignored
psql: warning: extra command-line argument "Database" ignored
psql: warning: extra command-line argument "[postgres]:" ignored
psql: invalid port number: "Port"

Press <return> to continue...

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 27/10/15 13:29, John R Pierce wrote:

On 10/26/2015 5:20 PM, David G. Johnston wrote:

What exactly are you showing us here?

he's demonstrating a lack of reading comprehension.   I'm done. thread on ignore.

I think its proof that Apple products rot your brain!

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