Re: accessing data from other databases?

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Sean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Celia McInnis" <celia(at)drmath(dot)ca>
To: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 8:57 PM
Subject: [NOVICE] accessing data from other databases?

>I have two separate (postgres) databases each of which contain a set of
> tables with the same names. Now it turns out that one of the tables
> between
> these two databases can be shared. What's my best way of proceeding? I was
> hoping that I could just access this table from either database, but when
> I
> try to do so I get the error:
>
> ERROR: cross-database references are not implemented...
>
> I'd rather not combine the databases, since they are huge, and apart from
> this one table which is relevant to both, they are quite independent. I'm
> also not keen on maintaining two copies of the one table which is relevant
> to
> both, since it will change with time. Are there any other options?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> Celia McInnis
>
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