Re: PostgreSQL 8 for Win32 -- installation problem

> When attempting to install PostgreSQL 8 for Windows (on
> Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and all updates as of today;
> 2005-Jan-04), I get the following error message (filename is
> "postgresql-8.0.0-rc2-ja.msi"):
>
> Windows Installer
> [Yellow Triangle "!"]
> Error applying transforms. Verify that the
> specified transform paths are valid.
>
> I would like to experiment with this on Windows because
> I have some customers who would like to use it on Windows XP
> (and replace an existing database engine by SyBASE, MySQL, etc.).

You are aware that this is the japanese version, right? (Just checking
since you appear to be from a non-japanese address). If not, and this is
an OS that does not have japanese charactersets installed, that could
well be the reason.

If it's supposed to be the japanese version, I'll turn you over to
Hiroshi Saito who's done that port :-)

//Magnus

Hi.

Have a happy new year !:-)

Hmm..
Will I have to put the check that Japanese(ja) doesn't move in Japanese version (MS932) others?

regards,
Hiroshi Saito

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>
> To: "Randolf Richardson" <rr(at)8x(dot)ca>; <pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>
>
> > When attempting to install PostgreSQL 8 for Windows (on
> > Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and all updates as of today;
> > 2005-Jan-04), I get the following error message (filename is
> > "postgresql-8.0.0-rc2-ja.msi"):
> >
> > Windows Installer
> > [Yellow Triangle "!"]
> > Error applying transforms. Verify that the
> > specified transform paths are valid.
> >
> > I would like to experiment with this on Windows because
> > I have some customers who would like to use it on Windows XP
> > (and replace an existing database engine by SyBASE, MySQL, etc.).
>
> You are aware that this is the japanese version, right? (Just checking
> since you appear to be from a non-japanese address). If not, and this is
> an OS that does not have japanese charactersets installed, that could
> well be the reason.
>
> If it's supposed to be the japanese version, I'll turn you over to
> Hiroshi Saito who's done that port :-)
>
> //Magnus

"mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net ("Magnus Hagander")" wrote in pgsql.ports:

>> When attempting to install PostgreSQL 8 for Windows (on
>> Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and all updates as of today;
>> 2005-Jan-04), I get the following error message (filename is
>> "postgresql-8.0.0-rc2-ja.msi"):
>>
>> Windows Installer
>> [Yellow Triangle "!"]
>> Error applying transforms. Verify that the
>> specified transform paths are valid.
>>
>> I would like to experiment with this on Windows because
>> I have some customers who would like to use it on Windows XP
>> (and replace an existing database engine by SyBASE, MySQL, etc.).
>
> You are aware that this is the japanese version, right? (Just checking
> since you appear to be from a non-japanese address). If not, and this is
> an OS that does not have japanese charactersets installed, that could
> well be the reason.
>
> If it's supposed to be the japanese version, I'll turn you over to
> Hiroshi Saito who's done that port :-)

Thank you for your immediate and helpful response...

No, actually I wasn't aware that it was the Japanese version. I just
chose the one with the most recent date and assumed that the "-ja" suffix
indicated something to do with Java support (Japan's ISO country code is
actually "JP" so I didn't even guess perhaps a "-japanese" suffix or an
"00index.txt" file with descriptions could be helpful).

I'm downloading "postgresql-8.0.0-rc2.zip" right now and will post an
update here shortly.

"Randolf Richardson <rr(at)8x(dot)ca>" wrote in pgsql.ports:

> "mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net ("Magnus Hagander")" wrote in pgsql.ports:
>
>>> When attempting to install PostgreSQL 8 for Windows (on
>>> Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and all updates as of today;
>>> 2005-Jan-04), I get the following error message (filename is
>>> "postgresql-8.0.0-rc2-ja.msi"):
>>>
>>> Windows Installer
>>> [Yellow Triangle "!"]
>>> Error applying transforms. Verify that the
>>> specified transform paths are valid.
>>>
>>> I would like to experiment with this on Windows because
>>> I have some customers who would like to use it on Windows XP
>>> (and replace an existing database engine by SyBASE, MySQL, etc.).
>>
>> You are aware that this is the japanese version, right? (Just checking
>> since you appear to be from a non-japanese address). If not, and this
>> is an OS that does not have japanese charactersets installed, that
>> could well be the reason.
>>
>> If it's supposed to be the japanese version, I'll turn you over to
>> Hiroshi Saito who's done that port :-)
>
> Thank you for your immediate and helpful response...
>
> No, actually I wasn't aware that it was the Japanese version.
> I just chose the one with the most recent date and assumed that the "-ja"
> suffix indicated something to do with Java support (Japan's ISO country
> code is actually "JP" so I didn't even guess perhaps a "-japanese"
> suffix or an "00index.txt" file with descriptions could be helpful).
>
> I'm downloading "postgresql-8.0.0-rc2.zip" right now and will
> post an update here shortly.

Update: That's the correct file. Thanks!