Re: Converting MySQLdatabases to postgresql

From: Christopher Browne (cbbrowne_at_acm.org)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: 19 Jul 2004 13:52:49 GMT

Quoth rassle <itmanager@expamet.co.uk>:
> There are differences, but not in data types or in SQL statements.

What????

The essential differences _are_ in data types, and handling of data
typing, as well as in the forms of SQL accepted by the respective
systems.

They are WILDLY different, particularly in the degree of respect the
projects have for ANSI standards. 

-- 
select 'cbbrowne' || '@' || 'cbbrowne.com';
http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/postgresql.html
(eq? 'truth 'beauty)  ; to avoid unassigned-var error, since compiled code
                      ; will pick up previous value to var set!-ed,
                      ; the unassigned object.
-- from BBN-CL's cl-parser.scm