Re: Basic Tutorials for 9.0

ray wrote:
> I just downloaded 9.0 onto my laptop and desktop Windows XP machines.
> Nether one could run the stack builder.  Windows would fault any time
> I tried to run it.  I tried inputing the proxy server but that did not
> help.
>
> I have found many tutorials but none look like the 9.0.  Many seem to
> be for EnterpriseDB version 8.3.
>
> I need a lot of help.  I have seen tutorials that say to use pgAdmin
> III but they only address high level functions; I haven't found
> anything that gives a step by step.  When I first bring up pgAdmin,
> the server entry has a red 'X' through it.  I played around and got it
> to open and show tables and schema and things but I just stumbled on
> it.  Now I don't rmember how I got there.  But then I don't know what
> to do when I am.
>
> I also tried the shell.  create mydb.  I used all the defaults but the
> console came back and rejected all the defaults and closed the
> console.
>
> I would like to export an Excel file as CVS and ;'copy' into pg.  So I
> would like to learn how to create a new database and what ever goes
> along with that to acheive this goal.
>
> I would appreciate all help.
>
> Thanks,
> ray
>
>

if the defaults are in play the owning account should be able to do

createdb somedbname;

You left of the "db" in createdb in your posting.

The red X by a server means you haven't logged in to that server.

Since you've got all the way in to there that might be best spot from
which to explore  There is a create database on the right-click menu.