Jorge Godoy wrote: > I have the impression that you're missing a lot of sections in the > manual... How about some time to re-read it? I don't know about you but for me a 1500 page manual is at least two weeks of full time reading.<g> I have read several sections of it but I am trying to decide if PostgreSQL should be considered for a project and I don't have 80 hours to make the evaluation. As well indexed as the manual is, there are some topics I cannot find without knowing the PostgreSQL specific terminology. That's one of the great things about newsgroups and mailing lists; you can get help with specific questions from experienced users. I appreciate all the anwers I have received here. They have made it possible for me to do a much better job in the time available. My thanks to everyone. -- .Bill.