================================================================== Name dblink_exec -- Executes an UPDATE/INSERT/DELETE on a remote database Synopsis dblink_exec(text connstr, text sql) dblink_exec(text connname, text sql) dblink_exec(text sql) Inputs connname connstr If two arguments are present, the first is first assumed to be a specific connection name to use. If the name is not found, the argument is then assumed to be a valid connection string, of standard libpq format, e.g.: "hostaddr=127.0.0.1 dbname=mydb user=postgres password=mypasswd" If only one argument is used, then the unnamed connection is used. sql sql statement that you wish to execute on the remote host, e.g.: insert into foo values(0,'a','{"a0","b0","c0"}'); Outputs Returns status of the command Notes 1) dblink_open starts an explicit transaction. If, after using dblink_open, you use dblink_exec to change data, and then an error occurs or you use dblink_disconnect without a dblink_close first, your change *will* be lost. Example usage select dblink_connect('dbname=dblink_test_slave'); dblink_connect ---------------- OK (1 row) select dblink_exec('insert into foo values(21,''z'',''{"a0","b0","c0"}'');'); dblink_exec ----------------- INSERT 943366 1 (1 row) select dblink_connect('myconn','dbname=regression'); dblink_connect ---------------- OK (1 row) select dblink_exec('myconn','insert into foo values(21,''z'',''{"a0","b0","c0"}'');'); dblink_exec ------------------ INSERT 6432584 1 (1 row)