Re: Temporary, In-memory Postgres DB?

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On 11/07/07 09:03, Gauthier, Dave wrote:
> This is a real longshot, but here goes...
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> Is there such a thing as a temporary, probably in-memory, version of a
> Postgres DB?  Sort of like SQLite, only with the features/function of
> PG?  A DB like this would exist inside of, and for the duration of, a
> script/program that created it, then vanish when the script/program
> ends.
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> Probably not, but if not, then this would be (IMO) a great addition to
> have, something that'd really make it distinct from MySQL .  I'd use
> SQLite, but I want to have stored functions and other "real" database
> features that it just doesn't have.

If you have enough RAM, and your database is small enough, the OS
will eventually cache the whole thing.

I know that's not exactly what you're talking about, but I think
it's as close as you'll get.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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