I just checked mine, and if you didn't have a valid user or the database template1 you wouldn't have gotten this far... so there's a couple things I can think of quickly at this point: 1. does the username you are using to log into template1 have CREATEDB permission? If not you won't be able to add new datasets (operation will fail) 2. if you have a default installation of postgres then there won't be any existing data sets except template1 listed on the top of the screen as Existing Datasets Create Dataset: should be the name of the set you want to create Encoding: select the method you would liike to use (subjective based on your needs) Chard of Accounts: select a default chart of accounts to populate your dataset with. and click Continue which should create the database then you have to go to Add User and set up a user to use the database. The only way I can reproduce the error you are reporting is by leaving the Create Dataset entry blank - meaning you have not entered a name for the new dataset. Let me know if this helps or not... On Wednesday 16 April 2003 03:53 pm, FrnSml@xxxxxxx wrote: > yes it is a new install but not via "set.pl".I followed the instructions to > the letter > THE POSTGRESQL version is 7.2.4 (up grade)I login to sql-ledger and link to > Dtabase Administration. > I leave the host (blank) port (blank) as suggested > This links me to Database Administration from here I chose create database > which produces the menu with country(language) options (but does not list > any of the sets) > From here I chose default and the message I get is data set missing I chose > other countries with the same result of dataset missing > The templates are stored in /usr/local/sql-ledger > I had to deviate from standard installation with reagrds to httpd.conf. > When I followed the instructions and created sql-ledger-httpd.conf apache > would not start so I had to use Alias in httpd.conf instead which worked > ok. many thanks > > > I use aol thus I have to be in windows when I am on the internet > which is one of the reasons why I couldnot use setup.pl -- ======================================== David Ratte Superior Circuit Technologies, Inc. dratte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.superiorcircuits.com Tel 321-254-4201 x 204 Fax 321-254-6192