many many thanks for all your ideas and help regarding the connection of the database!!! this is great!
of course - i know that postgresql is THE mandantory standard i am willing to do all in postgresql.

i have some experience in MySQL - and i am now willing to do all what is needed to do work with postgres

note; i do not need the spatial - featuees (the options of creating maps.) i only want to export POI from the planet file.


later the weekend i will have a closer look at the codesnippets and will come back and report all my experiecne

Again - many many thanks

greetings
ps - i am very very happy about this great forums - it rocks and you do a superb work !!!! Community at its best"!!