ok..so far i have compiled 8.02 and the previous 7.4.7 and both times psql will permit creation of a database with CREATE DATABASE dbname...etc....and so on....but on glom when trying to interface to postgres....no matter what i enter...i can't create a database in my home folder ...i don't know if it is a connection error with the database server or if for some reason glom or postgres doesn't have permission to create the file in my home folder....any ideas would help. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq