mikeo <mikeo(at)spectrumtelecorp(dot)com> writes:
> when i do \c - postgres tells me which
> database i'm currently connected to. where
> does it get this info? i'd like to use it
> in a program.
If you're working directly with libpq, then PQdb() et al return
the connection parameters used to create the current PGconn object.
regards, tom lane