pgtcl is a tcl package for front-end programs to interface with Postgres backends. It makes most of the functionality of libpq available to tcl scripts.
This package was originally written by Jolly Chen.
Table 54-1. pgtcl Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| pg_connect | opens a connection to the backend server |
| pg_disconnect | closes a connection |
| pg_conndefaults | get connection options and their defaults |
| pg_exec | send a query to the backend |
| pg_result | manipulate the results of a query |
| pg_select | loop over the result of a SELECT statement |
| pg_listen | establish a callback for NOTIFY messages |
| pg_lo_creat | create a large object |
| pg_lo_open | open a large object |
| pg_lo_close | close a large object |
| pg_lo_read | read a large object |
| pg_lo_write | write a large object |
| pg_lo_lseek | seek to a position in a large object |
| pg_lo_tell | return the current seek position of a large object |
| pg_lo_unlink | delete a large object |
| pg_lo_import | import a Unix file into a large object |
| pg_lo_export | export a large object into a Unix file |
These commands are described further on subsequent pages.
The pg_lo* routines are interfaces to the Large Object features of Postgres. The functions are designed to mimic the analogous file system functions in the standard Unix file system interface. The pg_lo* routines should be used within a BEGIN/END transaction block because the file descriptor returned by pg_lo_open is only valid for the current transaction. pg_lo_import and pg_lo_export MUST be used in a BEGIN/END transaction block.
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