Re: question about selecting across multiple dbs

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Joe Maldonado wrote:

> Hello,
> I see that there is an item "Queries across databases or servers (two-phase commit)" on the todo list's urgent header. I have tried asking this question on the other lists and have not yet gotten a suitable answer to this question...When is this functionality expected to be available in PostgreSQL? I as well as many others want to be able to run queries such as
>
> SELECT a.field_a, b.field_b FROM user:pwd(at)host(dot)database(dot)schema(dot)table_a AS a NATURAL JOIN local_table AS b;

Note that if you can live with having your databases converted into
schemas within the same database, then you can do this now and with all
the performance available by doing it within a single database.