pg_connect

Name

pg_connect — opens a connection to the backend server
pg_connect dbName [-host hostName]
  [-port portNumber] [-tty pqtty] [-options optionalBackendArgs]

Inputs

dbName

Specifies a valid database name.

[-host hostName]

Specifies the domain name of the backend server for dbName.

[-port portNumber]

Specifies the IP port number of the backend server for dbName.

[-tty pqtty]

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[-options optionalBackendArgs]

Specifies options for the backend server for dbName.

Outputs

dbHandle

The return result is either an error message or a handle for a database connection. Handles start with the prefix "pgp"

Description

pg_connect opens a connection to the Postgres backend.

Usage

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