Recent changes to HowTo

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:00:07 -0000

--- v7
+++ v8
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Download and install [PGsql][1].
 Download and install [SVN][2].
 Download the source code from the [svn repository][3].
+

 Run
 ---
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
     ~~~~
     psql -h localhost -U postgres --comand='\i init.sql'
     ~~~~
+

 Experiment
 ----------

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:59:48 -0000

--- v6
+++ v7
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     SELECT * FROM insert_people('{Daniel}','male'); -- the prophet Daniel
     SELECT * FROM update_people('{Daniel}','names','{Belteshazzar}'); -- add Belteshazzar as one of Daniel's names
     SELECT * FROM search_people('*,son-of,{Abraham}') -- list the sons of Abraham
-    SELECT * FROM search_people('*,parent-of,{Amalek}') -- list the parents of Abraham
+    SELECT * FROM search_people('*,parent-of,{Amalek}') -- list the parents of Amalek
     \df *people -- list the public functions that act on the people table
     \df *spouses -- list the public functions that act on the spouses table

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:59:33 -0000

--- v5
+++ v6
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@

     :::sql
     SELECT * FROM people; -- list the people in the databas
-    SELECT search_spouses('{Saul}','{Ahinoam}');
-    SELECT search_spouses('{David}','{Michal}');
-    SELECT search_people('{Saul}','male','{Kish}'); -- the first King of Israel
-    SELECT insert_people('{Saul,Paul}','male'); -- Paul the apostle.
-    SELECT insert_people('{Daniel}','male'); -- the prophet Daniel
-    SELECT update_people('{Daniel}','names','{Belteshazzar}'); -- add Belteshazzar as one of Daniel's names
-    SELECT search_people('{Belteshazzar}');
-
+    SELECT * FROM search_people('{Saul},son-of,{Kish}'); -- the first King of Israel
+    SELECT * FROM search_people('{Belteshazzar}');
+    SELECT * FROM insert_people('{Saul,Paul}','male'); -- Paul the apostle.
+    SELECT * FROM insert_people('{Daniel}','male'); -- the prophet Daniel
+    SELECT * FROM update_people('{Daniel}','names','{Belteshazzar}'); -- add Belteshazzar as one of Daniel's names
+    SELECT * FROM search_people('*,son-of,{Abraham}') -- list the sons of Abraham
+    SELECT * FROM search_people('*,parent-of,{Amalek}') -- list the parents of Abraham
+    \df *people -- list the public functions that act on the people table
+    \df *spouses -- list the public functions that act on the spouses table

 [1]:http://www.postgresql.org/download/
 [2]:http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:47:41 -0000

--- v4
+++ v5
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@
     ~~~~
     psql -h localhost -U postgres --command='\i init.sql'
     ~~~~
-After the first run you need only use
+
+*After the first run you need only use*:
+
     ~~~~
     psql -h localhost -U postgres --comand='\i init.sql'
     ~~~~

+Experiment
+----------
 Some commands to try:

     :::sql

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:46:40 -0000

--- v3
+++ v4
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@

     ~~~~
     psql -h localhost -U postgres --command='\i init.sql'
+    ~~~~
+After the first run you need only use
+    ~~~~
+    psql -h localhost -U postgres --comand='\i init.sql'
     ~~~~

 Some commands to try:

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:33:27 -0000

--- v2
+++ v3
@@ -6,15 +6,24 @@

 Run
 ---
-Connect to postgres: psql -h localhost -U postgres --command='\i init.sql'
-SELECT * FROM people; -- list the people in the databas
-SELECT search_spouses('{Saul}','{Ahinoam}');
-SELECT search_spouses('{David}','{Michal}');
-SELECT search_people('{Saul}','male','{Kish}'); -- the first King of Israel
-SELECT insert_people('{Saul,Paul}','male'); -- Paul the apostle.
-SELECT insert_people('{Daniel}','male'); -- the prophet Daniel
-SELECT update_people('{Daniel}','names','{Belteshazzar}'); -- add Belteshazzar as one of Daniel's names
-SELECT search_people('{Belteshazzar}');
+Connect to postgres:
+
+    ~~~~
+    psql -h localhost -U postgres --command='\i init.sql'
+    ~~~~
+
+Some commands to try:
+
+    :::sql
+    SELECT * FROM people; -- list the people in the databas
+    SELECT search_spouses('{Saul}','{Ahinoam}');
+    SELECT search_spouses('{David}','{Michal}');
+    SELECT search_people('{Saul}','male','{Kish}'); -- the first King of Israel
+    SELECT insert_people('{Saul,Paul}','male'); -- Paul the apostle.
+    SELECT insert_people('{Daniel}','male'); -- the prophet Daniel
+    SELECT update_people('{Daniel}','names','{Belteshazzar}'); -- add Belteshazzar as one of Daniel's names
+    SELECT search_people('{Belteshazzar}');
+

 [1]:http://www.postgresql.org/download/
 [2]:http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:30:48 -0000

--- v1
+++ v2
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
+Download and Prepare Environment
+--------------------------------
 Download and install [PGsql][1].
 Download and install [SVN][2].
 Download the source code from the [svn repository][3].

-Connect to postgres: psql -h localhost -U postgres
-Create the bibQ database: CREATE DATABASE bibQ;
-Copy and paste the SQL code from sandbox.sql into postgres.
-SELECT * FROM people;
-SELECT get_spouses('{Saul}','{Ahinoam}');
-SELECT get_spouses('{David}','{Michal}');
-SELECT insert_people('{Saul}','male','{Kish}');
+Run
+---
+Connect to postgres: psql -h localhost -U postgres --command='\i init.sql'
+SELECT * FROM people; -- list the people in the databas
+SELECT search_spouses('{Saul}','{Ahinoam}');
+SELECT search_spouses('{David}','{Michal}');
+SELECT search_people('{Saul}','male','{Kish}'); -- the first King of Israel
 SELECT insert_people('{Saul,Paul}','male'); -- Paul the apostle.
+SELECT insert_people('{Daniel}','male'); -- the prophet Daniel
+SELECT update_people('{Daniel}','names','{Belteshazzar}'); -- add Belteshazzar as one of Daniel's names
+SELECT search_people('{Belteshazzar}');

 [1]:http://www.postgresql.org/download/
 [2]:http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html

HowTo modified by Daniel Sheffield

Daniel Sheffield — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:13:40 -0000

Download and install PGsql.
Download and install SVN.
Download the source code from the svn repository.

Connect to postgres: psql -h localhost -U postgres
Create the bibQ database: CREATE DATABASE bibQ;
Copy and paste the SQL code from sandbox.sql into postgres.
SELECT * FROM people;
SELECT get_spouses('{Saul}','{Ahinoam}');
SELECT get_spouses('{David}','{Michal}');
SELECT insert_people('{Saul}','male','{Kish}');
SELECT insert_people('{Saul,Paul}','male'); -- Paul the apostle.