Category: PostgreSQL

  • Parse pg_dump Functions and Views Into Their Own Files (GreenPlum / Postgres)

    Here’s what we wanted: Each function from our GreenPlum (aka Postgres) database scripted out into it’s own file. I think after much hacking I’ve got something working that only requires a small amount of manual intervention. For whatever reason PostgreSQL/GreenPlum doesn’t seem to have a native way to split objects into separate files. This functionality is […]

  • GreenPlum and DBFit

    Just a quick little stub of a post to track progress using the DBFit Test Driven Database Development Tool with our GreenPlum installation. DBFit seemed like a great option since it will theoretically support both GreenPlum and SQL Server.   I ran through the getting started documentation on the DBFit site fairly quickly and had the initial […]

  • Postgres/Greenplum Get The Last Two Values In A Delimited String

    Yuck. This works and I’m recording it here in case I need it again but yuck. Here’s the scenario: there is a column in a database with a delimited string. The number of delimited values can vary. SOmetimes there will be one delimited value, sometimes there will be twenty. For this specific case I needed […]

  • SQL Server T-SQL To GreenPlum PostgreSQL Syntax Cheat Sheet

    Here’s a quick translation from SQL Server’s T-SQL to Pivotal’s MPP GreenPlum PostgreSQL for some of the most commonly used syntax (i.e. here’s the stuff I’ve tripped over while moving from SQL to GreenPlum/Postgres) .   SQL Server – TOP SELECT TOP 100 * FROM MyTable Corresponding PostgreSQL – LIMIT SELECT * FROM my_table LIMIT […]

  • GreenPlum MPP Tool Review: Navicat For Postgres

    I’ve spent a few hours so far working with Navicat for Postgres connected to our GreenPlum MPP (Massively Parallel Processing Database). (pgAdmin continues to iritate me but it’ll be hard for a competitor to supplant the free incumbent). There is definitely some solid functionality here. Pros: Performance – The UI seems to be balzingly fast […]

  • SQL Server To GreenPlum MPP/Postgres Transition

    I’m working with a team building a data warehouse using Pivotal’s GreenPlum MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) database which is based on PostgreSQL. Although, all the data modeling basics transition easily from RDBMS to RDBMS there’s a bit of a learning curve switching tools and syntax. Listed below are some of the items I’ve noted during the […]