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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Last updated: Mon Apr 21 10:54:04 EDT 2003
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Last updated: Tue Apr 22 14:02:41 EDT 2003
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>Last updated: Mon Mar 17 11:32:59 EST 2003</P>
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<P>Last updated: Tue Apr 22 14:02:41 EDT 2003</P>
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
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"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
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"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html</A>.</P>
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html</A>.</P>
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<P>Platform-specific questions are answered at <A href=
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<P>Platform-specific questions are answered at <A href=
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/index.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/index.html</A>.</P>
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/index.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/index.html</A>.</P>
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<HR>
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<HR>
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<H2 align="center">General Questions</H2>
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<H2 align="center">General Questions</H2>
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<P>The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using
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<P>The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using
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Cygwin, the Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See
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Cygwin, the Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See
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<I>pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN</I> in the distribution or the MS Windows FAQ
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<I>pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN</I> in the distribution or the MS Windows FAQ
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at <A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/faq-mswin.html">
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at <A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN">
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/faq-mswin.html</A>.</P>
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN</A>.</P>
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<p>A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked
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<p>A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked
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on.</p>
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on. For more details on the current status of PostgreSQL on Windows see
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<a href="http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows">
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http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows</a>.</p>
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<p>There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at
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<a href="http://forge.novell.com">http://forge.novell.com</a>.</p>
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<H4><A name="1.5">1.5</A>) Where can I get PostgreSQL?</H4>
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<H4><A name="1.5">1.5</A>) Where can I get PostgreSQL?</H4>
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<A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org">http://www.PostgreSQL.org</A>
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<A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org">http://www.PostgreSQL.org</A>
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<P>There is also an IRC channel on EFNet, channel
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<P>There is also an IRC channel on EFNet and OpenProjects,
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<I>#PostgreSQL</I>. I use the Unix command <CODE>irc -c
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channel <I>#PostgreSQL</I>. I use the Unix command <CODE>irc -c
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'#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.phoenix.net.</CODE></P>
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'#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.phoenix.net.</CODE></P>
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<P>A list of commercial support companies is available at <A href=
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<P>A list of commercial support companies is available at <A href=
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<P>Several manuals, manual pages, and some small test examples are
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<P>Several manuals, manual pages, and some small test examples are
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included in the distribution. See the <I>/doc</I> directory. You
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included in the distribution. See the <I>/doc</I> directory. You
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can also browse the manual online at <A href=
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can also browse the manuals online at <A href=
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"http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/">http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/</A>.</P>
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs</A>.</P>
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<P>There are two PostgreSQL books available online at <A href=
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<P>There are two PostgreSQL books available online at <A href=
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html</A>
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html</A>
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<I>postmaster</I>. For most systems, with default numbers of
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<I>postmaster</I>. For most systems, with default numbers of
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buffers and processes, you need a minimum of ~1 MB. See the <A
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buffers and processes, you need a minimum of ~1 MB. See the <A
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"http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?kernel-resources.html">PostgreSQL
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"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/view.php?version=current&idoc=1&file=kernel-resources.html">PostgreSQL
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Administrator's Guide</A> for more detailed information about
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Administrator's Guide</A> for more detailed information about
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shared memory and semaphores.</P>
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shared memory and semaphores.</P>
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<H4><A name="4.25">4.25</A>) How do I return multiple rows or
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<H4><A name="4.25">4.25</A>) How do I return multiple rows or
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columns from a function?</H4>
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columns from a function?</H4>
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<P>You can return result sets from PL/pgSQL functions using
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<I>refcursors</I>. See <A href=
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function,
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<a href="http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/SetReturningFunctions">
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/idocs/index.php?plpgsql-cursors.html</A>,
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section 23.7.3.3.</P>
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<H4><A name="4.26">4.26</A>) Why can't I reliably create/drop
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<H4><A name="4.26">4.26</A>) Why can't I reliably create/drop
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temporary tables in PL/PgSQL functions?</H4>
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temporary tables in PL/PgSQL functions?</H4>
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