dblink Connectivity Functions
The PostgreSQL dblink
module provides simple connections to other Greenplum Database databases from installations with the same major version number residing either on the same database host, or on a remote host. Greenplum Database provides dblink
support for database users to perform short ad hoc queries in other databases. It is not intended as a replacement for external tables or administrative tools such as gpcopy
.
Before you can use dblink
functions, run the installation script $GPHOME/share/postgresql/contrib/dblink.sql
in each database where you want the ability to query other databases:
$ psql -d testdb -f $GPHOME/share/postgresql/contrib/dblink.sql
See dblink Functions for basic information about using dblink
to query other databases. See dblink in the PostgreSQL documentation for more information about individual functions.
Parent topic: Installing Optional Extensions