From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Toby Doig <toby(at)paperjet(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-jdbc <pgsql-jdbc(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: switching db's on the fly |
Date: | 2002-07-03 16:23:17 |
Message-ID: | 200207031623.g63GNHg13820@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Toby Doig wrote:
> after connecting to a db under pg 7.2.x using the url, is it possible to
> switch to another db hosted on the same machine without reconnecting?
>
> i have a setup with several databases all hosted on the same server with
> the same db owner etc. i've written my own pooling but then i need to pool
> for each db which, given the number of db's, means i end up with a lot of
> idle connections using resources.
>
> what would be better is to be able to switch to the appropriate db
> when the connection is retrieved from the pool. this then pools
> connections between db's as well. i understand there's some mgmt involved
> with access to the db on a switch, but i believe this is easily managed.
>
> under mssql server you can use the USE <database> command.
> Is there some equivalent or some hack possible?
No, sorry, you have to reconnect. psql has a \connect, but it just
reconnects too.
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