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pgtcl is a Tcl package for client programs to interface with PostgreSQL servers. It makes most of the functionality of libpq available to Tcl scripts.
Table 29-1 gives an overview over the commands available in pgtcl. These commands are described further on subsequent pages.
Table 29-1. pgtcl Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
pg_connect |
open a connection to the server |
pg_disconnect |
close a connection to the server |
pg_conndefaults |
get connection options and their defaults |
pg_exec |
send a command to the server |
pg_result |
get information about a command result |
pg_select |
loop over the result of a query |
pg_execute |
send a query and optionally loop over the results |
pg_listen |
set or change a callback for asynchronous notification messages |
pg_on_connection_loss |
set or change a callback for unexpected connection loss |
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 from a large object |
pg_lo_write |
write to 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 large object from a file |
pg_lo_export |
export a large object to a file |
The pg_lo_* commands are
interfaces to the large object features of PostgreSQL. The functions are designed to mimic the
analogous file system functions in the standard Unix file
system interface. The pg_lo_*
commands should be used within a BEGIN/COMMIT
transaction block because the 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/COMMIT
transaction block.