On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 11:06 AM, John R Pierce <pierce@hogranch.com> wrote=
:
> On 8/26/2016 7:32 AM, Joe Gitter wrote:
>
> I attempted to install PostgresSQL 9.5.4 on an Intel Xeon CPU E5-2640 v2
> 2.00GHz. Server is running Windows Server 2012 R2. I attempted to install
> *PostgreSQL-9.5.4-1-win64-bigsql.exe*. I attempted to install the
> database on a hard drive D: partition in a dedicated folder called
> =E2=80=9CPostgresSQL Database=E2=80=9D. Shortly after the setup started I=
got a series of
> error messages. The installation eventually completed, but PostgresSQL wi=
ll
> not open. I get a =E2=80=9Cmissing shortcut=E2=80=9D error. The error mes=
sages are
> attached. Any help you can provide is appreciated.
>
>
>
>
> This is the first I've (personally) seen that bigsql version.... I
> suspect you'll need to take this up with the packager as this bug reporti=
ng
> list is for the core community postgres server itself, and doesn't really
> address 3rd party installers.
>
>
> A wild guess however... looking at your error messages, it appears to not
> be real happy about paths with spaces in them, as I see inconsistent use =
of
> quoting. You just might try installing to D:\PostgreSQL\ or something=
,
> without any spaces. That first error is particularlly odd, as it looks
> like the path has an Amazon AWS URL embedded in it, whack.
>
>
>
Hi Joe -
As John mentioned this problem is related to the BigSQL distribution, so
I'm forwarding to the BigSQL feedback list. We'll investigate and respond
there.
Thanks
Dave
>
>
--=20
> john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz
>
>
