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"Ferrell, Denise CTR NSWCDD, Z11" <denise.ferrell.ctr@navy.mil> writes:
> I've looked thru the documentation and I can't find where PostgreSQL allows for database links (something similar to what's available in Oracle).

Closest thing we've got is foreign tables based on the postgres_fdw
foreign data wrapper (or you could use a different wrapper if you
want to link to a non-Postgres database).

			regards, tom lane


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