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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:31:17 +0100
From: Michael Meskes <Michael_Meskes@usa.net>
To: James Thompson <jamest@math.ksu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] EXEC SQL CONNECT
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	from James Thompson on Wed, Jan 20, 1999 at 09:09:59PM -0600

On Wed, Jan 20, 1999 at 09:09:59PM -0600, James Thompson wrote:
> I'm trying to use ecpg to connect to postgres

Good. :-)

> I've never used embedded sql in C though years ago I did use Pro*FORTRAN
> for Oracle.  Anyway how do I connect to a remote or local database in ecgs
> passing in the database name, username, and password.  The test programs
> in the tarball don't seem to do this.

The following is accepted syntax:

exec sql connect to <database name> [as <connection name>] [user <user name>]
exec sql connect to default
exec sql <user name>

As for the database name you can choose two different sets of syntax:

new style:
<tcp|unix>:postgresql://server[:port][/dbname][?options]

old style:
style: dbname[@server][:port] 

Finally the user name can be written as:

<user>
<user>/<password>
<user> identified by <password>
<user> using <password>

Hope this helps.

Michael

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