NAME

Dblink - Perl Wrapper for postgresql dblink contrib module

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
use Dblink;
            
          

Dblink is a perl wrapper for postgresql dblink contrib module. Refer the document on dblink contrib which is shipped with the source of postgresql for details.

DESCRIPTION

Before using this module, please ensure to install dblink 0.5 contrib module in the destination postgresql database. If it is not installed, the creation of the remote view would fail.

This module is available along with the source code of postgresql. If you have not yet downloaded the source code of postgresql, you can visit the below link to know the postgresql mirror websites. Locate one of the nearest mirror and download postgresql.

www.postgresql.org/mirrors-ftp.html

create_remote_view(sdbh, ddbh, prepend, table);

            

              
              
sdbh 
  source database handle (returned by DBI->connect)
ddbh 
  dest. database handle (returned by DBI->connect)
prepend 
  text to be prepended to the view (default: dbl_)
table 
  table for which the view is to be created
            
          

If the table is foo, then the name of the view is dbl_foo.

Should you require further clarification, please contact me.

AUTHOR

A.Bhuvaneswaran <bhuvan@symonds.net>

Feel free to contact me. Please don't forget to mention the version you use.

SEE ALSO

perl(1), DBI(1),

README.dblink which is shipped with postgresql source