Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Robert Treat wrote:
>
>> On Sunday 06 June 2004 13:47, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>> A postgresql migration I am doing (the same one for which the OLE DB
>>> driver was written) has finally passed the proof-of-concept stage
>>> (phew). I now have lots and lots of tidbits, tricks and tips for SQL
>>> Server migration, which I would love to put online. Is pgFoundry the
>>> right place? I understand that the code snippets section is not yet
>>> operative, but I would still love to put it online ASAP (i.e. -
>>> before I
>>> forget), and to have it all in one place.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> We have a couple of articles about sql server migration up on
>> techdocs now, so that seems the most appropriate place for
>> documenting the process you went through.
>> Robert Treat
>>
>>
> We wrote a new data type (a tinyint replacement), that will not be
> part of postgresql any time soon. We need to put the code up somewhere.
> We wrote a perl script that takes the output of the database dump done
> by MS-SQL, and converts it into an SQL script for postgres (including
> yanking the data from the MS-SQL tables, and inlining it into the
> Postgresql script using copy). That needs to go somewhere.
> It is highly likely that people will find bugs, or want to make
> additions, to the above two, so source control seems like a necessary
> idea.
> In short, I think a pgFoundry project seems better suited for our
> needs than static documentation.
>
> Shachar
>
Feel free to apply for a pgFoundry project - most are approved very quickly.
cheers
andrew