Re: libpq analog of \c

From: Igor Korot <ikorot01(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
Cc: "pgsql-generallists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: libpq analog of \c
Date: 2026-10-05 14:57:05
Message-ID: CA+FnnTwDLKReWR+tkqh77brEd_Xo1wAp2KnFjJ_zkihbPE-0Nw@mail.gmail.com
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Hi,

On Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at> wrote:

> On Sun, 2026-10-04 at 23:09 -0700, Igor Korot wrote:
> > What do issue in the libpq interface to
> > select the current database?
>
> You cannot select the current database. A database connection remains
> connected to the same database for the entire time of the connection.
> You'll have to do what psql does: connect to the second database, and
> if that succeeds, disconnect from the first one.
>

Where do I look for that code?

Thank you.

> Yours,
> Laurenz Albe
>

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