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+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/create_database.l,v 1.1 1996/10/03 15:49:34 momjian Exp $
.TH "CREATE DATABASE" SQL 11/05/95 Postgres95 Postgres95
.SH NAME
create database \(em create a new database
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+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/fetch.l,v 1.2 1996/10/03 15:49:53 momjian Exp $
.TH FETCH SQL 01/23/93 Postgres95 Postgres95
.SH NAME
fetch \(em fetch instance(s) from a cursor
view updates. Consequently, users must issue explicit replace
commands to update data.
.PP
-Portals may only be used inside of transaction blocks marked by
+Cursors may only be used inside of transaction blocks marked by
.IR begin (l)
and
.IR end (l)
--set up and use a cursor
--
begin
- declare myportal cursor for
+ declare mycursor cursor for
select * from pg-user
end
.fi
.nf
--
---Fetch all the instances available in the portal FOO
+--Fetch all the instances available in the cursor FOO
--
fetch all in FOO
.fi
.nf
--
---Fetch 5 instances backward in the portal FOO
+--Fetch 5 instances backward in the cursor FOO
--
fetch backward 5 in FOO
.fi
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.TH LIBPQ INTRO 03/12/94 Postgres95 Postgres95
.SH DESCRIPTION
Libpq is the programmer's interface to Postgres. Libpq is a set of
PQclear(res);
/* fetch instances from the pg_database, the system catalog of databases*/
- res = PQexec(conn,"DECLARE myportal CURSOR FOR select * from pg_database");
+ res = PQexec(conn,"DECLARE mycursor CURSOR FOR select * from pg_database");
if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK) {
fprintf(stderr,"DECLARE CURSOR command failed\n");
PQclear(res);
}
PQclear(res);
- res = PQexec(conn,"FETCH ALL in myportal");
+ res = PQexec(conn,"FETCH ALL in mycursor");
if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
fprintf(stderr,"FETCH ALL command didn't return tuples properly\n");
PQclear(res);
PQclear(res);
- /* close the portal */
- res = PQexec(conn, "CLOSE myportal");
+ /* close the cursor */
+ res = PQexec(conn, "CLOSE mycursor");
PQclear(res);
/* end the transaction */
PQclear(res);
- /* close the portal */
+ /* close the cursor */
res = PQexec(conn, "CLOSE mycursor");
PQclear(res);