All-in-one executable now available for Windows.
Hi all--
There is new way to get and install fpdb for Windows users. Just download and run the self extracting 7-zip file from our
download page. This should be the default download if you are using windows--the file is named:
fpdb-0.12-20100213.exe (16 MB)
What you get: fpdb plus all of the libraries that are often trouble install. So there is no need to download and install gtk, python, etc. The SQLite database manager is included and enabled by default, so you don't need to download, install and configure PostgreSQL or MySQL (see below for more on this). Except for the method of delivery, this is no different from the tar.gz file from the previous snapshot, so if you already have fpdb running, then don't bother with this file.
How to get it running: Download the file to some convenient location, like your desktop. Double click--it makes a folder named fpdb-0.12-20100213. Open that folder and click on the run_fpdb icon. This will start fpdb with an empty database and using the generic config file. First thing to do is to go to the Import->Bulk Import menu and import some files. Since you have not set up the config yet you will have to navigate to your HH folders. After you do the bulk import you should be able to make graphs and see player stats.
SQLite: As the name implies it is not as heavy duty as PostgreSQL or MySQL. I have tested it with about 50k hands and performance is fine. So SQLite is a good choice if you just want to try fpdb or if you don't have a large number of HHs to import. If you are going to build a database of several hundred k hands, you'll want to use one of the heavier duty database managers.
We've tested this on Windows XP and Vista. So if someone trys this on W7, let us know how it does.