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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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<P>Last updated: Fri Nov 16 10:53:50 EST 2007</P> |
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<P>Last updated: Sun Dec 9 19:31:34 EST 2007</P> |
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= |
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= |
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"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>) |
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"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>) |
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<H2 align="center">General Questions</H2> |
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<H2 align="center">General Questions</H2> |
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<H3 id="item1.1">1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?</H3> |
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<H3 id="item1.1">1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced? What is Postgres?</H3> |
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<P>PostgreSQL is pronounced <I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>. (For those curious |
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<P>PostgreSQL is pronounced <I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>. (For those curious |
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about how to say "PostgreSQL", an <a |
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about how to say "PostgreSQL", an <a |
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does not exist" errors when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL |
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does not exist" errors when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL |
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functions?</H3> |
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functions?</H3> |
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<P>In PostgreSQL versions < 8.3, PL/PgSQL caches function scripts, and |
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<P>In PostgreSQL versions < 8.3, PL/PgSQL caches function scripts, and |
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an unfortunate side effect is that if a PL/PgSQL function accesses a |
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an unfortunate side effect is that if a PL/PgSQL function accesses a |
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temporary table, and that table is later dropped and recreated, and |
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temporary table, and that table is later dropped and recreated, and |
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the function called again, the function will fail because the cached |
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the function called again, the function will fail because the cached |
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