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<p>Hi Darrel -</p>
<p>As you already have found an alternative installation, this mail
is just a heads-up for future users of the BigSQL installation of
PostgreSQL:</p>
<ul>
<li>The BigSQL administrative interface is based on some kind of
local http-server software, which serves a JavaScript based
program for installing/upgrading PostgreSQL and extensions
(localhost:8051 IIRC)<br>
</li>
<li>This works very nicely (some times). But depending on your
choice of antivirus - it can be a *royal* pain, because *your*
antivirus software a lot of the time will stop *you* from using
the interface. <br>
</li>
<li>However, BigSQL has an alternative installation method: the <b>pgc</b>
command line interface.</li>
<li>You can do the following:</li>
<ul>
<li>Start a DOS box with administrative rights (Right-click the
dox-box icon, choose "Run as Administrator")</li>
<li>In the dos box, navigate to the installation directory of
BigSQL, usually c:\PostgreSQL or c:\BigSQL</li>
<li>type "pgc" . This will give you a list of supported command
for pgc.</li>
<li>Example - Install the PostGIS 2.4 extension for PostgreSQL:
type "<b>pgc install postgis24-pg10</b>"</li>
<li>Give it a minute to download and install and then: Voila!
you have the PostGIS extension for PostgreSQL installed and
ready for use.</li>
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Regards<br>
Bo Victor Thomsen<br>
LIFA A/S, Denmark<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Den 10-12-2017 kl. 20:29 skrev Darrel
Maddy:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is probably not the best time for me
to be writing this but I think it is sometimes useful to
report negative outcomes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have a new laptop running windows 10. I
have not installed postgresql or postgis for some time so I
decided to use the binaries. Using the BIGSQL download proved
to be a nightmare. Postgresql 10 installs without issue but
with no stackbuilder option (it does not appear anywhere in
the menus nor in the directories) I attempted to try and
install the postgis binaries. Needless to say that failed with
repeated errors for files it could not find. I have spent a
few hours trying to convince this that the files are there but
now I have given up. To add insult to injury the postgis
uninstall did not work and the postgresql uninstall failed to
remove most of its components. God knows what mess it has made
of any registry entries (assuming it does that). I tried 9.6
but stackbuilder did not appear there either so I have lost
whatever patience I may have started out with. I realise the
install instructions do not refer to the latest versions but I
reluctantly admit failure. May be I just cannot follow
instructions?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps as I get older I forget previous
experience but I do not remember it being such a mess
previously. Maybe I will try again in a month or two – is the
situation likely to improve?
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry but I needed to get this off my chest
and the criticism is NOT aimed at anyone in particular.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Darrel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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