On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Preetam Palwe <preetamp(at)aftek(dot)com> wrote:
> Hello all
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> I want to copy the data from one table to other table.
> These tables reside in two different databases.
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> I am thinking of using following query
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> insert into table2 (select * from table1)
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> but the problem is how can I specify the database name?
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You'll need to look at the dblink contrib module. Postgres does not include
the ability to use cross-database queries out-of-the-box. The better way of
doing what you are talking about is to use separate schemas within the same
database.
Sean