Re: [GENERAL] Cannot rename file pg_xlog\0000.....

2006-11-06 Thread Gurjeet Singh
On 11/3/06, Shane Ambler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mike G wrote:> I have noticed that in the event logs that I am again seeing errors about the renaming:> LOG: could not rename file> "pg_xlog/000100690021" to "pg_xlog/000100690030" continuing to try Sounds to me like it mig

Re: [GENERAL] EXECUTE INSERT BUGS?

2006-11-06 Thread Tom Lane
Jeff Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 16:40 -0800, Matthew Peter wrote: >> v_value text := null; >> -- ^^^ right here, NULL makes the querystring fail by setting cmd = >> null >> BEGIN >> cmd := 'INSERT INTO test ( >> col >> ) values ( ' >> || quote_literal(v_value) || ');

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju
Dev--> The site which u sent has postgis rpm which need postgres-8.1.3 ... and i cant find RPMS for postgres-8.1.3 ...anywhere ?? what version of Postgis should i install for Postgres-8.1.5 ?? And where can i find its RPM for RHEL 4 -AS ...??? Thanks in advance - sandeep On 11/7/06, Paul Ra

[GENERAL] what version of Postgis should i install for Postgres-8.1.5 RHEL 4 -AS RPM

2006-11-06 Thread Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju
what version of Postgis should i install for Postgres-8.1.5 ?? And where can i find its RPM for RHEL 4 -AS ...??? Thanks in advance -- Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju WeBlog:http://jakkarajus.blogspot.com

Re: [GENERAL] R and postgres

2006-11-06 Thread Ben
I assume you've seen pl/R? http://www.joeconway.com/plr/ On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Reece Hart wrote: I'd like to get R to talk to postgresql, but my head's spinning among a web of broken links, way outdated web pages, project deprecation announcements and a terrible signal:link ratio. Rdbi and Rdbi

Re: [GENERAL] R and postgres

2006-11-06 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Monday 06 November 2006 07:38 pm, Reece Hart wrote: > On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 19:13 -0800, Adrian Klaver wrote: > > You might want to take a look at PL/R a procedural language for R in > > Postgres. > > http://www.joeconway.com/plr/ > > PL/R is indeed neat, but I want to go the other way: within R

Re: [GENERAL] database name aliases?

2006-11-06 Thread Reece Hart
On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 16:43 -0800, Jeff Davis wrote: You can use "ALTER DATABASE name RENAME TO newname;". Does that help? This is what I do now to evolve from development to staging to production, as well as to deprecate versions. That indeed solves most of the problem. Aliases might s

Re: [GENERAL] R and postgres

2006-11-06 Thread Reece Hart
On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 19:13 -0800, Adrian Klaver wrote: You might want to take a look at PL/R a procedural language for R in Postgres. http://www.joeconway.com/plr/ PL/R is indeed neat, but I want to go the other way: within R, fetch data from postgres and manipulate it (plot, histo

Re: [GENERAL] R and postgres

2006-11-06 Thread Adrian Klaver
On Monday 06 November 2006 04:58 pm, Reece Hart wrote: > I'd like to get R to talk to postgresql, but my head's spinning among a > web of broken links, way outdated web pages, project deprecation > announcements and a terrible signal:link ratio. > > Rdbi and RdbiPgSQL seem to be the answer, despite

Re: [GENERAL] Header meaning for pg_dump

2006-11-06 Thread Premsun Choltanwanich
Dear Richard,   Regarding the information you give to me, I understand that this information is a thing that normally used by PostgreSQL system. And the information seem to be placed on a comment area. So, Who need to have a clearly understanding on the header information?   Thank you   >>> Rich

Re: [GENERAL] EXECUTE INSERT BUGS?

2006-11-06 Thread Talha Khan
Hi Mathew,whats happening here in your case is that when you use the concatenation operator || and an element in your command is NULL the whole concat chain ends up being NULL so the execute command runs as EXECUTE NULLwhat you can do is to write your command as such:cmd := 'INSERT INTO test (

Re: [GENERAL] EXECUTE INSERT BUGS?

2006-11-06 Thread Jeff Davis
On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 16:40 -0800, Matthew Peter wrote: > create table test (col text); > create or replace function tester() RETURNS void AS $$ > DECLARE > cmd text; > v_value text := null; > -- ^^^ right here, NULL makes the querystring fail by > setting cmd = > null > B

[GENERAL] R and postgres

2006-11-06 Thread Reece Hart
I'd like to get R to talk to postgresql, but my head's spinning among a web of broken links, way outdated web pages, project deprecation announcements and a terrible signal:link ratio. Rdbi and RdbiPgSQL seem to be the answer, despite both being apparently defunct projects. What is the Right

Re: [GENERAL] database name aliases?

2006-11-06 Thread Jeff Davis
On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 16:29 -0800, Reece Hart wrote: > On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 04:54 +0500, Talha Khan wrote: > > You can do this by using a script. I mean whenever you are creating > > a new version of the database. you can do that by running a script > > that creates a database and then stores the

Re: [GENERAL] database name aliases?

2006-11-06 Thread AgentM
On Nov 6, 2006, at 19:29 , Reece Hart wrote: On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 04:54 +0500, Talha Khan wrote: You can do this by using a script. I mean whenever you are creating a new version of the database. you can do that by running a script that creates a database  and then stores the name of that dat

[GENERAL] EXECUTE INSERT BUGS?

2006-11-06 Thread Matthew Peter
create table test (col text); create or replace function tester() RETURNS void AS $$ DECLARE cmd text; v_value text := null; -- ^^^ right here, NULL makes the querystring fail by setting cmd = null BEGIN cmd := 'INSERT INTO test ( col ) values ( '

Re: [GENERAL] database name aliases?

2006-11-06 Thread Reece Hart
On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 04:54 +0500, Talha Khan wrote: You can do this by using a script. I mean whenever you are creating a new version of the database. you can do that by running a script that creates a database  and then stores the name of that database in an environmental variable . Now

Re: [GENERAL] database name aliases?

2006-11-06 Thread Talha Khan
Hi Reece,You can do this by using a script. I mean whenever you are creating a new version of the database. you can do that by running a script that creates a database  and then stores the name of that database in an environmental variable . Now you can run psql by connecting to a database through

[GENERAL] database name aliases?

2006-11-06 Thread Reece Hart
I'd like to be able to have several versions of a database available concurrently and one database alias that refers to the most recent of these.  For example: dbname_1-1 dbname_1-2 dbname_1-3 dbname -> dbname_1-3 and $ psql -d dbname would connect to dbname_1-3. Any ideas? Thanks, Reece

Re: [GENERAL] per-row security

2006-11-06 Thread Marc Munro
On Mon, 2006-06-11 at 22:27 +0100, Alexander Staubo wrote: > On Nov 6, 2006, at 21:00 , Marc Munro wrote: > > > For an alternative approach, you might want to check out Veil: > > http://pgfoundry.org/projects/veil > > Addendum: I took Veil to be undocumented since the source archive > only come

Re: [GENERAL] [pgsql-general] Daily digest v1.6578 (20 messages)

2006-11-06 Thread Alexander Staubo
On Nov 6, 2006, at 21:00 , Marc Munro wrote: For an alternative approach, you might want to check out Veil: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/veil Addendum: I took Veil to be undocumented since the source archive only comes with Doxygen scripts; I thought the small "here" link on the Veil home

Re: [GENERAL] [pgsql-general] Daily digest v1.6578 (20 messages)

2006-11-06 Thread Alexander Staubo
On Nov 6, 2006, at 21:00 , Marc Munro wrote: A fairly cursory look at your proposed model suggests that it will work, but is likely to have serious performance problems. The issue is not so much the simple queries on single views, but the complex queries your developers will almost certainl

Re: [GENERAL] data does not exist :-(

2006-11-06 Thread Merlin Moncure
On 11/6/06, Alain Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Finally, i've come to the following solution for my stored procedure : --- -- Function: "SP_U_001"("TypeOfArticle" "varchar") -- DROP FUNCTION "SP_U_001"("TypeOfArticle" "varchar"); CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTIO

[GENERAL] data does not exist :-(

2006-11-06 Thread Alain Roger
Hi,Finally, i've come to the following solution for my stored procedure :- Function: "SP_U_001"("TypeOfArticle" "varchar")-- DROP FUNCTION "SP_U_001"("TypeOfArticle" "varchar"); CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "SP_U_001"("TypeOfArticle" "varchar")  RETURNS SETOF activ

Re: [GENERAL] timezone difference in timestamp?

2006-11-06 Thread meltedown
Tom Lane wrote: meltedown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Short version: I'm trying to turn a unix timestamp into a psql timestamp, but there is a 5 hour difference. Is this because of timezones ? Can I just subtract 5 hours to get the right value ? "select timestamp '1970-01-01' + interval '$sta

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL in an embedded platform

2006-11-06 Thread AgentM
On Nov 6, 2006, at 5:59 , Ben wrote: Hello Folks, i've been a postgresql user for a lot of years, mainly using it on common x86 hw; now for a personal project of mine i wish to know your opinion on porting it on an embedded platform. I'm currently using PostgreSQL in my home automation project

Re: [GENERAL] select result / functions from another database in plpgsql

2006-11-06 Thread Matthew Peter
--- Richard Huxton wrote: > Matthew Peter wrote: > > I have DB1 and DB2 pg_databases... I then have a function in DB2 that > > wants some results from DB1, is it possible to query another db? Like > > how \! lets you hit the command line... but I need it in plpgsql if > > possible. > > Look into

Re: [GENERAL] [pgsql-general] Daily digest v1.6578 (20 messages)

2006-11-06 Thread Marc Munro
On Sat, 2006-04-11 at 06:13 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 23:08:47 +0100 > From: Alexander Staubo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: PgSQL General > Subject: Per-row security > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I am designing an application which requires fine-grained role-base

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Paul Ramsey
Any one you want.  Using the latest won't hurt.On 6-Nov-06, at 11:36 AM, Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju wrote:What version of Postgis should i install for postgres 8.1.5 ??On 11/7/06, Paul Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:PgSQL 7.4 is still supported by the latest PostGIS versions.As is PgSQL 8.1 and (wh

[GENERAL] FOR ... IN

2006-11-06 Thread Alain Roger
Hi,Before (in version 8.0.1), i did the following thing and it was working well...now (in version 8.1.4) it seems that it does not work anymore...problem is with FOR rec IN loop...So how can i tell "FOR all RECORDS from select * from articles, articletypes, department where ..." LOOP ... ? thanks,A

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju
What version of Postgis should i install for postgres 8.1.5 ??On 11/7/06, Paul Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:PgSQL 7.4 is still supported by the latest PostGIS versions.As is PgSQL 8.1 and (when it comes) 8.2.POn 6-Nov-06, at 8:07 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:>  Kumar Jakkaraju wrote:>> Ya...

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Paul Ramsey
PgSQL 7.4 is still supported by the latest PostGIS versions. As is PgSQL 8.1 and (when it comes) 8.2. P On 6-Nov-06, at 8:07 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju wrote: Ya... That was my next question ... if i build the source (the tar.gz) on the postgis.org site .. will it be

[GENERAL] stored procedure / Function

2006-11-06 Thread Alain Roger
Hi,How to retrieve the IN parameter of a function for later use ?i tried this :CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "public"."SP_U_001" ("TypeOfArticle" varchar) RETURNS SETOF "public"."active_articles" AS $body$DECLARE  TypeArt VARCHAR := TypeOfArticle;    rec RECORD;    res active_articles;/***

[GENERAL] How to force strong passwords

2006-11-06 Thread Andrus
How to force server to accept only strong passwords: At least 6 characters, must contain one digit, one upper and one lowercase letter ? Andrus. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.post

Re: [GENERAL] timezone difference in timestamp?

2006-11-06 Thread Tom Lane
meltedown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Short version: I'm trying to turn a unix timestamp into a psql > timestamp, but there is a 5 hour difference. Is this because of > timezones ? Can I just subtract 5 hours to get the right value ? > "select timestamp '1970-01-01' + interval '$startofday sec

Re: [GENERAL] timezone difference in timestamp?

2006-11-06 Thread Martijn van Oosterhout
On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 03:30:35PM +, meltedown wrote: > Short version: I'm trying to turn a unix timestamp into a psql > timestamp, but there is a 5 hour difference. Is this because of > timezones ? Can I just subtract 5 hours to get the right value ? Not sure what you're using, but by my c

[GENERAL] cvs HEAD initdb: vacuuming database template1 ... FATAL: could not identify a comparison function for type aclitem

2006-11-06 Thread Matt Miller
cvs HEAD does this to me when I try to initdb: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "postgres". This user must also own the server process. The database cluster will be initialized with locale e

[GENERAL] timezone difference in timestamp?

2006-11-06 Thread meltedown
Short version: I'm trying to turn a unix timestamp into a psql timestamp, but there is a 5 hour difference. Is this because of timezones ? Can I just subtract 5 hours to get the right value ? Detailed version: I start with a unix timestamp: $startofday =1162789200; Which has this date: Array (

[GENERAL] PostgreSQL in an embedded platform

2006-11-06 Thread Ben
Hello Folks, i've been a postgresql user for a lot of years, mainly using it on common x86 hw; now for a personal project of mine i wish to know your opinion on porting it on an embedded platform. I'm currently using PostgreSQL in my home automation project (x86 platform) not for storing huge amoun

Re: [GENERAL] Schema search_path and views

2006-11-06 Thread Just Someone
Cool! That explains it fully. So i guess there will be a better performance to the pre-generated views at the price of more views. Thanks! On 11/6/06, Merlin Moncure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 11/6/06, Just Someone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a database with multiple schemas all wit

Re: [GENERAL] DISTINCT is not quite distinct

2006-11-06 Thread Florian Weimer
* Richard Huxton: > I take it SELECT DISTINCT bar... shows the same problem? SELECT bar FROM baz does *not* show the duplicate row. > If so, can you do: > SELECT OID,xmin,cmin,xmax,cmax,bar FROM baz > WHERE bar = Even if I force a complete index scan, I get xmin = 1007617 for both rows, the

Re: [GENERAL] first steps in PhP and PostgreSQL

2006-11-06 Thread Ben
Have you checked your webserver error logs? On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Desmond Coughlan wrote: X-No-Archive: true Hi, I'm sure that it's a typo or something, but as I'm getting into PhP and PostgreSQL for the first time, I can't be sure. I have a db, called 'cdi' .. A 'SELECT * FROM stock;' ge

Re: [GENERAL] DISTINCT is not quite distinct

2006-11-06 Thread Florian Weimer
* Tom Lane: >> According to EXPLAIN, an index scan on the bar column is used (using >> the underlying B-tree index). > > Do you mean an indexscan followed immediately by a Unique node? If > so, yeah, that would depend entirely on correct ordering of the > indexscan output to produce distinct resu

Re: [GENERAL] Schema search_path and views

2006-11-06 Thread Merlin Moncure
On 11/6/06, Just Someone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a database with multiple schemas all with the same structure (but of course different data...). I want to create a view that will be created in a shared schema, and when executed will be executed against the current schema. Whenever I tr

Re: [GENERAL] Schema search_path and views

2006-11-06 Thread William Leite Araújo
2006/11/6, Just Someone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I have a database with multiple schemas all with the same structure(but of course different data...).I want to create a view that will be created in a shared schema, andwhen executed will be executed against the current schema. Whenever I try it, it seem

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju wrote: > Ya... > > That was my next question ... > if i build the source (the tar.gz) on the postgis.org site .. > will it be compatible with... postgres-8.1.5 Probably not. You will need a postgis version for 7.4. Joshua D. Drake > > Thanks > Regards > Sandeep > > >

[GENERAL] Schema search_path and views

2006-11-06 Thread Just Someone
I have a database with multiple schemas all with the same structure (but of course different data...). I want to create a view that will be created in a shared schema, and when executed will be executed against the current schema. Whenever I try it, it seems the view is linked to a specific schem

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju
Ya...That was my next question ... if i build the source (the tar.gz) on the postgis.org site ..will it be compatible with... postgres-8.1.5ThanksRegardsSandeep On 11/6/06, Devrim GUNDUZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 21:04 +0530, Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju wrote:> The site u gave

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Devrim GUNDUZ
Hi, On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 21:04 +0530, Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju wrote: > The site u gave me has .. > has postgis rpm ..but it needs postgres-7.4 !! i need > postgis rpm for postgres-8.1.5 So use the SRPMs to build RPMs for you. I don't have 7.4+RHEL4 around to build you an RPM for that. :(

Re: [GENERAL] PostGIS Binary RPM for Red Hat Linux

2006-11-06 Thread Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju
Hi Dev,The site u gave me has ..has postgis rpm ..but it needs postgres-7.4 !! i need postgis rpm for postgres-8.1.5ThankssandeepOn 11/4/06, Devrim GUNDUZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello,On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 13:21 +0530, Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju wrote:> I am unable to find PostGIS Binary RPM

Re: [GENERAL] select result / functions from another database in plpgsql

2006-11-06 Thread Merlin Moncure
On 11/6/06, Richard Broersma Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > check out dblink contrib module for starters. Maybe take a look at > pl/sh, which looks pretty neat. Is there really such a thing as PL/SH? or are you refering to piping sql queries into psql? http://plsh.projects.postgresql.org/

Re: [GENERAL] select result / functions from another database in plpgsql

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> check out dblink contrib module for starters. Maybe take a look at > pl/sh, which looks pretty neat. Is there really such a thing as PL/SH? or are you refering to piping sql queries into psql? Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. ---(end of broadcast)--

Re: [GENERAL] DISTINCT is not quite distinct

2006-11-06 Thread Tom Lane
Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I run this innocent query > CREATE TABLE foo AS SELECT DISTINCT bar FROM baz ORDER BY bar; > and the resulting table contains duplicate rows. 8-( > According to EXPLAIN, an index scan on the bar column is used (using > the underlying B-tree index). Do

Re: [GENERAL] first steps in PhP and PostgreSQL

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
Desmond Coughlan wrote: Firstly, rewrite this as $sql = "SELECT * FROM stock"; $res = pg_query($sql); echo "pg_query($sql) = $res"; echo "num rows = ".pg_num_rows($res).""; // start the output while($row=pg_fetch_array($query,NULL,PGSQL_ASSOC)) { echo "Title: ".$row['isbn_no'].

Re: [GENERAL] DISTINCT is not quite distinct

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
Florian Weimer wrote: I run this innocent query CREATE TABLE foo AS SELECT DISTINCT bar FROM baz ORDER BY bar; and the resulting table contains duplicate rows. 8-( According to EXPLAIN, an index scan on the bar column is used (using the underlying B-tree index). This is with PostgreSQL 8.1.4

Re: [GENERAL] select result / functions from another database in plpgsql

2006-11-06 Thread Merlin Moncure
On 11/6/06, Matthew Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have DB1 and DB2 pg_databases... I then have a function in DB2 that wants some results from DB1, is it possible to query another db? Like how \! lets you hit the command line... but I need it in plpgsql if possible. Also, I know functions a

Re: [GENERAL] Dump all databases to corresponding files

2006-11-06 Thread Roman Neuhauser
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2006-11-06 12:26:43 +0100: > On Sun, 05 Nov 2006, CSN wrote: > > > Anybody know of a script that dumps all databases into > > corresponding dump files > > I've written this one in bash: > > # > #!/bin/bash > > pg_dump

Re: [GENERAL] first steps in PhP and PostgreSQL

2006-11-06 Thread Roman Neuhauser
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2006-11-06 15:05:25 +0100: > I'm sure that it's a typo or something, but as I'm getting into PhP > and PostgreSQL for the first time, I can't be sure. > pg_connect ("dbname=cdi user=cdi password=toto") or die > ("Couldn't Connect: ".pg_last_error()); > $query="SELECT

[GENERAL] DISTINCT is not quite distinct

2006-11-06 Thread Florian Weimer
I run this innocent query CREATE TABLE foo AS SELECT DISTINCT bar FROM baz ORDER BY bar; and the resulting table contains duplicate rows. 8-( According to EXPLAIN, an index scan on the bar column is used (using the underlying B-tree index). This is with PostgreSQL 8.1.4 (Debian package 8.1.4-6)

Re: [GENERAL] first steps in PhP and PostgreSQL

2006-11-06 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Desmond Coughlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > X-No-Archive: true X-WTF: huh? [snip] > I copy that file to my apache server, in php_experimental/base.php > and access it via a browser. > > I don't get an error message. I instead get a blank page. Check the applicable php.ini fo

[GENERAL] first steps in PhP and PostgreSQL

2006-11-06 Thread Desmond Coughlan
X-No-Archive: true   Hi, I'm sure that it's a typo or something, but as I'm getting into PhP and PostgreSQL for the first time, I can't be sure.   I have a db, called 'cdi' ..   A 'SELECT * FROM stock;' gets me this in psql ..   cdi=> SELECT * from stock ;-[ RECORD 1 ]-+-

Re: [GENERAL] postmaster slowing down

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
surabhi.ahuja wrote: Answer to Question 1: I forgot to mention this: before i start running this program (refer to the mail below) I clean up (rm -rf) and create the data directory (PGDATA, by doing initdb) then i create the 4 tables (stored procedures etc) and then run the program Please see t

Re: [GENERAL] postmaster slowing down

2006-11-06 Thread surabhi.ahuja
Title: Re: [GENERAL] postmaster slowing down Answer to Question 1:   I forgot to mention this: before i start running this program (refer to the mail below)  I clean up (rm -rf) and create the data directory (PGDATA, by doing initdb) then i create the 4 tables (stored procedures etc)   an

Re: [GENERAL] Dump all databases to corresponding files

2006-11-06 Thread Tomasz Ostrowski
On Sun, 05 Nov 2006, CSN wrote: > Anybody know of a script that dumps all databases into > corresponding dump files I've written this one in bash: # #!/bin/bash pg_dumpall -g > /var/lib/pgsql/backups/globals.sql for dbname in `psql -qXtc "

Re: [GENERAL] Alias for tables/columns?

2006-11-06 Thread A. Kretschmer
am Mon, dem 06.11.2006, um 12:16:08 +0100 mailte Sandro Dentella folgendes: > > >Is there any possibility to call a table or a column with different > > > names > > >-sort of a symbolic link? > > > > Yes, you can create VIEWS. > > I think I cannot UPDATE or INSERT into a view, is that c

Re: [GENERAL] Alias for tables/columns?

2006-11-06 Thread A. Kretschmer
am Mon, dem 06.11.2006, um 11:45:28 +0100 mailte Sandro Dentella folgendes: > Hi, > >I'm migrating a system from php/mysql to django/postgresql. I'd like to >change the names of columns and tables but I need to retain the old ones >for compatibility issues (it must still work with the

Re: [GENERAL] Alias for tables/columns?

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
Sandro Dentella wrote: Hi, I'm migrating a system from php/mysql to django/postgresql. I'd like to change the names of columns and tables but I need to retain the old ones for compatibility issues (it must still work with the old interface). Is there any possibility to call a table

Re: [GENERAL] postmaster slowing down

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
surabhi.ahuja wrote: I am using postgres 8.0.0 In my program I have a single connection to a database. in side this connection i do the following 1. begin transaction 2. insert rows to table/s. (max number of tables = 4) 3. commit transaction the above 3 steps take place around 800, 000 time

[GENERAL] Alias for tables/columns?

2006-11-06 Thread Sandro Dentella
Hi, I'm migrating a system from php/mysql to django/postgresql. I'd like to change the names of columns and tables but I need to retain the old ones for compatibility issues (it must still work with the old interface). Is there any possibility to call a table or a column with differen

[GENERAL] postmaster slowing down

2006-11-06 Thread surabhi.ahuja
Title: Re: [GENERAL] upgrade to 8.0.9 I am using postgres 8.0.0 In my program I have a single connection to a database. in side this connection i do the following   1. begin transaction 2. insert rows to table/s. (max number of tables = 4) 3. commit transaction   the above 3 steps take pl

Re: [GENERAL] Issue when inserting Slovak characters in database via PHP code

2006-11-06 Thread Albe Laurenz
> I have a postgreSQL database in UNICODE (UTF-8 in v8.1.4 and > UNICODE in v8.0.1). > > Via my web application i type a sentence in Slovak language > and it is stored into DB without any slovak characters. > Instead of that, all particular characters are replace with > \303\251 or \303\206 or

Re: [GENERAL] upgrade to 8.0.9

2006-11-06 Thread Albe Laurenz
> I am currently using 8.0.0 and I want to upgrade to 8.0.9 > Please tell if i can just install the rpms for 8.0.9 > > Will I not have to rebuild my application with new libpq.so? > or does the libpq.so still remain the same. If you linked dynamically, your program should be able to work with th

Re: [GENERAL] Header meaning for pg_dump

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
Premsun Choltanwanich wrote: Dear All, I had open the backup file of PostgreSQL created by pg_dump command. I found that pg_dump make a comment line as header for each module it backup. I try to understand the meaning of value contained on header for my sample header -- -- TOC entry 1427 (

Re: [GENERAL] No subject

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
Tsakiridis Orestis wrote: Hi, I'm looking for a way to monitor all the queries that are executed by the server and to be able, by using these queries, to reproduce the data in all databases. Beware - query shipping runs into problems with DELETE FROM my_table WHERE ts < now() > The idea is

Re: [GENERAL] select result / functions from another database in

2006-11-06 Thread Richard Huxton
Matthew Peter wrote: I have DB1 and DB2 pg_databases... I then have a function in DB2 that wants some results from DB1, is it possible to query another db? Like how \! lets you hit the command line... but I need it in plpgsql if possible. Look into the db_link or dbi_link packages. These are ex

[GENERAL] select result / functions from another database in plpgsql

2006-11-06 Thread Matthew Peter
I have DB1 and DB2 pg_databases... I then have a function in DB2 that wants some results from DB1, is it possible to query another db? Like how \! lets you hit the command line... but I need it in plpgsql if possible.Also, I know functions are local to db (unless it inserted into template1 prior to

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2006-11-06 Thread Tsakiridis Orestis
Hi, I'm looking for a way to monitor all the queries that are executed by the server and to be able, by using these queries, to reproduce the data in all databases. The idea is to periodicaly (e.g. every two minutes) store the newly executed queries in a sort of wal segment file. I first tried