| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Gauthier, Dave" <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com> |
| Cc: | "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: DB alias ? |
| Date: | 2013-01-23 21:04:19 |
| Message-ID: | 51005053.50709@commandprompt.com |
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On 01/23/2013 12:45 PM, Gauthier, Dave wrote:
> Problem: Some users (scripts actually) try to connect to a DB who's
> name is derived from environmental variables. The DB doesn't exist
> (yet), and I want them to connect to a different DB for the time being.
> Is there a way to define an alias for the existing DB that = the db name
> that doesn't exist? Or is there a way to have PG fail over to a
> default DB should a DB connect fail? I can implement the fail over
> outside PG, but those users who make a direct connect to the DB don't
> use that code.
Pass the database name when you connect?
JD
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
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