Re: [ADMIN] can I update multiple table at a time?

2008-10-10 Thread Jagadeesh
Hi Julius Tuskenis, Many thanks for helping me. These are good solutions. But I have some doubts Look below On Oct 10, 11:06 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Julius Tuskenis) wrote: > I would suggest you 2 solutions: > 1. to use a function to edit these fields. That way you will be sure > that you will

Re: [ADMIN] logging SQL statements

2008-10-10 Thread Jagadeesh
On Oct 9, 6:23 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("c k") wrote: > Is it possible to log all sql statements submitted to database server in a > table in that database it self? This will be different from database logs > which are written by db server. > Regards, > CPK I am not confident but it should be posibl

Re: [ADMIN] how to invoke edtor?

2008-10-10 Thread Jagadeesh
On Oct 10, 9:42 am, Jagadeesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI, > > how can I invoke editor like vim from postgres? This helps me in > editing large and complex queries. > Thanks I just got to know emacs can be used for it. Is there any other method? I am using FreeBSD. Thanks -- Sent via pgsql-

Re: [ADMIN] problem running uui.sql script OSSP-UUID package

2008-10-10 Thread jordi . tablada
thanks for your answer Tom, I've installed that module contrib but there's nothing like ossp-uuid inside! I've found it through software.opensuse for my opensuse 11 version and ossp-uuid should be installed separately, or am I wrong?. I took it from http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ you know som

Re: [ADMIN] can I update multiple table at a time?

2008-10-10 Thread Julius Tuskenis
I don't know a way to edit 2 tables in 1 SQL statement. If you have 2 sql statements then the performance should be almost the same with the function and maybe slightly worse with a trigger. Jagadeesh rašė: Hi Julius Tuskenis, Many thanks for helping me. These are good solutions. But I have

Re: [ADMIN] problem running uui.sql script OSSP-UUID package

2008-10-10 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've installed that module contrib but there's nothing like ossp-uuid inside! > I've found it through software.opensuse for my opensuse 11 version and > ossp-uuid should be installed separately, or am I wrong?. I took it from > http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ Looks li

Re: [ADMIN] can I update multiple table at a time?

2008-10-10 Thread Igor Neyman
If you could declare a Foreign Key on two columns in "history" table referencing "master" table, and declare this FK with "ON UPDATE CASCADE" option, then postgres will update status in history table for you whenever you update status in master table. Igor -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [ADMIN] how to invoke edtor?

2008-10-10 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Jagadeesh escribió: > HI, > > how can I invoke editor like vim from postgres? This helps me in > editing large and complex queries. Use \e, and make sure EDITOR is set to the editor of your preference. -- Alvaro Herrerahttp://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL

Re: [ADMIN] problem running uui.sql script OSSP-UUID package

2008-10-10 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I'm running on a openSuse 11 and postgresql 8.3 and I've installed ossp-uui. > The > problem is when I try to execute the uuid.sql, it doesn't work. I'm not sure what uuid.sql is, but it is not the script that comes with 8.3's contrib/uuid-ossp module. Judging from th

Re: [ADMIN] can I update multiple table at a time?

2008-10-10 Thread H. Hall
Jagadeesh wrote: Hello Gurus, Is it possible to update two table using single sql statement? huh? let me be clear I have table master with state and date field. And in history table I have same fields i.e., state and date. I'm writing an update statement to set 'open' state records to 'closed'

Re: [ADMIN] how to invoke edtor?

2008-10-10 Thread Guillaume Lelarge
Jagadeesh a écrit : > On Oct 10, 9:42 am, Jagadeesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>[...] >> how can I invoke editor like vim from postgres? This helps me in >> editing large and complex queries. >> Thanks > > I just got to know emacs can be used for it. Is there any other > method? > I am using Free

[ADMIN] problem running uui.sql script OSSP-UUID package

2008-10-10 Thread jordi . tablada
Hi everybody, I'm a newcomer and I've started to work with postgresql this week :) I'm running on a openSuse 11 and postgresql 8.3 and I've installed ossp-uui. The problem is when I try to execute the uuid.sql, it doesn't work. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/lib64/postgresql> psql -U postgres -f /usr/sha

[ADMIN] DB novice questions

2008-10-10 Thread Isabella Ghiurea
Hello Gurus, I'm new to Postgress world and before start creating my first database for test. I have some questions, beware I have experience with other RDBMS. 1- when issue create db , is there a option to specify the database page size ? what's the default ? ( don't see any comments in do

Re: [ADMIN] DB novice questions

2008-10-10 Thread Kevin Grittner
>>> Isabella Ghiurea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1- when issue create db , is there a option to specify the database > page size ? what's the default ? ( don't see any comments in docs) Page size is set at compile time. The default is 8kB. You probably don't need to fuss with this, as lar

Re: [ADMIN] DB novice questions

2008-10-10 Thread Kevin Grittner
Please keep responses on the list; others may be able to help. >>> Isabella Ghiurea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you mentioned about this PG cfg parameters , will the Postgress.org Docs > provide > good example for setting this values in RH 5 -x86 -64 bits OS ? I don't think many of these

Re: [ADMIN] LDAP authentication

2008-10-10 Thread Evan Rempel
Well, the list became very quiet on this question. Can anyone chime in with suggestions to have some accounts authenticated by ldap and the remainder by MD5 Evan. Evan Rempel wrote: I would like to use password authentication for most users, but LDAP authentication for the remaining ones users

Re: [ADMIN] logging SQL statements

2008-10-10 Thread IJS/System - Joko
It's surely possible. Just enable this at postgresql.conf: log_destination = 'stderr' redirect_stderr = on And then choose what to log: log_statement = 'all' Valid values are none, ddl, mod, and all. ddl logs all data definition commands like CREATE, ALTER, and DROP commands. mod logs all ddl