postgres/contrib/dblink/doc/cursor

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Name
dblink_open -- Opens a cursor on a remote database
Synopsis
dblink_open(text cursorname, text sql)
Inputs
cursorname
a reference name for the cursor
sql
sql statement that you wish to execute on the remote host
e.g. "select * from pg_class"
Outputs
Returns status = "OK"
Note
1) dblink_connect(text connstr) must be executed first
2) dblink_open starts an explicit transaction. If, after using dblink_open,
you use dblink_exec to change data, and then an error occurs or you use
dblink_disconnect without a dblink_close first, your change *will* be
lost. Also, using dblink_close explicitly ends the transaction and thus
effectively closes *all* open cursors.
Example usage
test=# select dblink_connect('dbname=template1');
dblink_connect
----------------
OK
(1 row)
test=# select dblink_open('foo','select proname, prosrc from pg_proc');
dblink_open
-------------
OK
(1 row)
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Name
dblink_fetch -- Returns a set from an open cursor on a remote database
Synopsis
dblink_fetch(text cursorname, int32 howmany)
Inputs
cursorname
The reference name for the cursor
howmany
Maximum number of rows to retrieve. The next howmany rows are fetched,
starting at the current cursor position, moving forward. Once the cursor
has positioned to the end, no more rows are produced.
Outputs
Returns setof record
Example usage
test=# select dblink_connect('dbname=template1');
dblink_connect
----------------
OK
(1 row)
test=# select dblink_open('foo','select proname, prosrc from pg_proc where proname like ''bytea%''');
dblink_open
-------------
OK
(1 row)
test=# select * from dblink_fetch('foo',5) as (funcname name, source text);
funcname | source
----------+----------
byteacat | byteacat
byteacmp | byteacmp
byteaeq | byteaeq
byteage | byteage
byteagt | byteagt
(5 rows)
test=# select * from dblink_fetch('foo',5) as (funcname name, source text);
funcname | source
-----------+-----------
byteain | byteain
byteale | byteale
bytealike | bytealike
bytealt | bytealt
byteane | byteane
(5 rows)
test=# select * from dblink_fetch('foo',5) as (funcname name, source text);
funcname | source
------------+------------
byteanlike | byteanlike
byteaout | byteaout
(2 rows)
test=# select * from dblink_fetch('foo',5) as (funcname name, source text);
funcname | source
----------+--------
(0 rows)
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Name
dblink_close -- Closes a cursor on a remote database
Synopsis
dblink_close(text cursorname)
Inputs
cursorname
a reference name for the cursor
Outputs
Returns status = "OK"
Note
dblink_connect(text connstr) must be executed first.
Example usage
test=# select dblink_connect('dbname=template1');
dblink_connect
----------------
OK
(1 row)
test=# select dblink_open('foo','select proname, prosrc from pg_proc');
dblink_open
-------------
OK
(1 row)
test=# select dblink_close('foo');
dblink_close
--------------
OK
(1 row)