Re: PostreSQL SQL for MySQL SQL

> I'm fairly new to PostreSQL, coming from MySQL. My Python application
> generates these MySQL commands:
>
> drop database if exists Foo;
> create database Foo;
> use Foo;
> Using the PostgreSQL online docs, my closest translation is:
>
> drop database Foo;
> create database Foo;

You supply the database name on connect.. I don't *think* you can change
databases after you've connected but I could be very wrong (if you can, I'd
sure like to know!)

> What I'm missing is:
> * "if exists" for the drop, in order to avoid an error the very first time
> this program runs
> * the "use Foo;"
>
> Can I do these things in PostreSQL from SQL (e.g., not from the command
line)?

Not sure on these...

-Mitch