Migrating a PostgreSQL Database to SQL Anywhere 12 - Sybase

Contents:
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 2
Differences between PostgreSQL 9.1 and SQL Anywhere 12...................................................................... 3
Data types ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
PostgreSQL function mappings to SQL Anywhere ................................................................................................... 6
Aggregate Functions .................................................................................................................................................... 7
String Functions ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Numeric Functions ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Date and Time Functions ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Syntax Mappings .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Operators ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Data Manipulation Language ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Miscellaneous Syntax .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Other migration issues ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Migrating a PostgreSQL database to a SQL Anywhere database ............................................................... 6
Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Creating a SQL Anywhere database ........................................................................................................................... 6
Creating a data source for the PostgreSQL database ............................................................................................... 6
Migrating the PostgreSQL database to SQL Anywhere ............................................................................................ 7
Connecting to the SQL Anywhere Database .......................................................................................................... 7
Creating a Remote Server and External Login...................................................................................................... 7
Migrating the PostgreSQL database ....................................................................................................................... 9
Tweaking the new SQL Anywhere database ........................................................................................................... 10
Migrating applications from PostgreSQL to SQL Anywhere .................................................................... 12
Migrating a PYTHON application from PostgreSQL to SQL Anywhere ................................................................ 12
Migrating a Perl application from PostgreSQL to SQL Anywhere ........................................................................ 12
Migrating a PHP application from PostgreSQL to SQL Anywhere ....................................................................... 13
Function mapping .................................................................................................................................................. 13
PHP migration notes .............................................................................................................................................. 14
Summary ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
Migrating a PostgreSQL Database to SQL Anywhere 12
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