Re: MS-SQL<->Postgres sync

> On 7/10/06, Kevin Bednar <kevin@stockwelldesigngroup.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Thanks Aron. What I'm actually trying to do is this:
> >
> > Postgress in physical store, being used by POS system as the back end.
> > MS-SQL being used on web server by ecommerce system.
> >
> > Table structures are different of course, but some common fields. What I
> > want to do is when an item is sold in the store, update the quantity field
> > for that sku number on the web site and vice versa. Only 2 fields basically
> > need to be updated on each side, the SKU number and quantity. This is to
> > keep the product table in sync and try to avoid selling product that isnt in
> > stock and setting a flag on the web system stating such. Thanks for your
> > help.
> >
> 
> 
> For something this simple you are probably better off doing some custom
> coding.
> 
> If you have the ability to modify the databases, I would recommend putting a
> trigger on each database so when there is a product sold, that sale is
> recorded in a temp table (which serves as a queue of data that needs to be
> synched).  Then have a process read from these temp tables and feed the data
> back to the other database.  Of course, I am assuming you have full control
> to change the databases - some vendors do not allow that.
> 
> You may be able to connect the databases - MS SQL Server will definitely
> allow you to connect via ODBC to another database and feed data back and
> forth.  I think there are add on modules for PostgreSQL but I have not tried
> to have PostgreSQL talk to other databases before.

I am not sure if this applys directly to the problem here, but this link my be useful also.

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2006-07/msg00298.php

Regards,

Richard Broersma Jr.