Re: Mac client - reconnecting to existing server

FWIW, you can edit the .plitst file with any text editor. All you get with Xcode is syntax coloring and it’s a very heavy application for a Mac just for that. I stopped using Xcode for .plist editing several years ago.

> On Apr 4, 2020, at 10:56 PM, Diggs, Asoka <asoka(dot)diggs(at)intel(dot)com> wrote:
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> Additional info.
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> I found the documentation on desktop deployment
> https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/development/desktop_deployment.html <https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/development/desktop_deployment.html>
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> For Mac, it indicates that configuration settings are saved in a .plist file.
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> I’ll pursue editing that file next week. In theory XCode is the easy way to do the edits. I’ll have to upgrade my OS though to get it installed.
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> Thanks for the help Murtuza.
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> From: Murtuza Zabuawala <murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com <mailto:murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>>
> Date: Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 5:09 AM
> To: "Diggs, Asoka" <asoka(dot)diggs(at)intel(dot)com <mailto:asoka(dot)diggs(at)intel(dot)com>>
> Cc: "pgadmin-support lists.postgresql.org <http://lists.postgresql.org/>" <pgadmin-support(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:pgadmin-support(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>>
> Subject: Re: Mac client - reconnecting to existing server
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> Hi,
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> By default pgAdmin4 opens port randomly, but there is an option to choose static port, once you set the port, you can bookmark the link.
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> 1. Click on the pgAdmin 4 tray-icon
> 2. Click "Configure..."
> 3. Check the box labeled "Fixed Port Number?"
> 4. Enter the desired port number in the field next to it
> 5. Restart pgadmin and try again.
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> On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, 03:28 Diggs, Asoka, <asoka(dot)diggs(at)intel(dot)com <mailto:asoka(dot)diggs(at)intel(dot)com>> wrote:
>> I think I’m missing something obvious and easy. With the newer pgAdmins that make use of a service + web page for the application, is there a way to close the web page tab, and then reconnect to that existing server easily? Such as a generic URL that doesn’t include the port #.
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>> I’ve found that if I save the URL as a bookmark, then invariably the port saved in the URL is incorrect for the current server and I can’t reconnect. So anytime I close the tab, next time I want pgAdmin, I go find the service and kill it, and then relaunch.
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>> Or alternatively, is there an actual Mac App as there used to be, before the web page app?
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