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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Darrel,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>There was an issue with when PostgreSQL 10 came out that the stack builder did not show the PostGIS spatial extension I had uploaded.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This was fixed in PostgreSQL 10.1 so perhaps you went to it pre-10.1.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Regarding not creating spatial db, that is odd. There is a checkbox to create one, but I do have it unchecked by default, cause it's better for people to just use CREATE EXTENSION on whatever database they want. I keep that feature there just so I can test when I deploy to make sure all extensions can be created.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>As noted by Bo below, BigSQL packages PostGIS too and that one IS NOT VIA STACKBUILDER. STACKBUILDER is for EDB installs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Use pgc commandline or pgDevOps for BigSQL.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>However, the EDB windows and BigSQL Windows binaries are compatible (both compiled with mingw64), so if you ever need anything you can't find in BigSQL (pgRouting and SFCGAL come to mind)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>You can use the zip binaries on this page –<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://postgis.net/windows_downloads/">https://postgis.net/windows_downloads/</a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Regina<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> postgis-users [mailto:postgis-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bo Victor Thomsen<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 11, 2017 4:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [postgis-users] Given up<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'>Hi Darrel -<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'>As you already have found an alternative installation, this mail is just a heads-up for future users of the BigSQL installation of PostgreSQL:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>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)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>However, BigSQL has an alternative installation method: the <b>pgc</b> command line interface.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>You can do the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Start a DOS box with administrative rights (Right-click the dox-box icon, choose "Run as Administrator")<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>In the dos box, navigate to the installation directory of BigSQL, usually c:\PostgreSQL or c:\BigSQL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>type "pgc" . This will give you a list of supported command for pgc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Example - Install the PostGIS 2.4 extension for PostgreSQL: type "<b>pgc install postgis24-pg10</b>"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Give it a minute to download and install and then: Voila! you have the PostGIS extension for PostgreSQL installed and ready for use.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Regards<br>Bo Victor Thomsen<br>LIFA A/S, Denmark<br> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Den 10-12-2017 kl. 20:29 skrev Darrel Maddy:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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 style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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 style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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 style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>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 style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Darrel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>postgis-users mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org">postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>