Re: Accessing a database form another database

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:48:10AM -0600, Bill Thoen wrote:
> I've got some GIS tables that I want to use across several projects
> and currently I've got each project in a separate database. So say
> I've got two databases, one for the Spacely Sprookets project and
> one for the Cogswell Cogs contract, but I want to access my
> WorldMap tables in my GIS database to make maps for both of these
> projects. How do I reference a table that's in another database?
> Or should I organize my PostgreSQL data differently?

That last is much easier. Create a schema each for Spacely and
Cogswell, then one for WorldMap.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createschema.html

Cheers,
David.
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