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PostgreSQL 9.0 Reference Manual - Volume 2
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About the Book
This manual is the part of the official reference documentation for the PostgreSQL RDBMS (version 9.0.1). This volume covers the PostgreSQL client and server interfaces to PostgreSQL: the C/C++ interface libpq, the embedded SQL/C compiler ECPG and the server-side languages PL/pgSQL, PL/Tcl, PL/Perl and PL/Python. Each chapter includes reference documentation and examples. In particular, the use of triggers, rules and views is described in detail. The PL/pgSQL chapter also includes a guide to porting Oracle PL/SQL functions to PostgreSQL.
The other volumes of this series are Volume 1A "The SQL Language" (ISBN 978-1-906966-04-1), Volume 1B, the "SQL Command Reference" (ISBN 978-1-906966-05-8), and Volume 3, the "Server Administration Guide" (ISBN 978-1-906966-07-2).
The authors of this manual are the developers of PostgreSQL.
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Related Titles
- PostgreSQL 9.0 Reference Manual - Volume 1A by PostgreSQL Global Development Group (ISBN 978-1-906966-04-1)
- PostgreSQL 9.0 Reference Manual - Volume 1B by PostgreSQL Global Development Group (ISBN 978-1-906966-05-8)
- PostgreSQL 9.0 Reference Manual - Volume 3 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group (ISBN 978-1-906966-07-2)
- The XML 1.0 Standard (5th Edition) by W3C XML Working Group (ISBN 0-9546120-9-4)
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Table of Contents
- Publisher's Preface
- Client Interfaces
- libpq - C Library
- Large Objects
- ECPG - Embedded SQL in C
- The Information Schema
- Server Programming
- Extending SQL
- Triggers
- The Rule System
- Procedural Languages
- PL/pgSQL - SQL Procedural Language
- PL/Tcl - Tcl Procedural Language
- PL/Perl - Perl Procedural Language
- PL/Python - Python Procedural Language
- Server Programming Interface
- Other books from the publisher
- Index
Supplementary Electronic Volumes
Additional volumes available in PDF format only.
Previous Editions
- PostgreSQL Reference Manual (version 8.2.4) - Volume 1 (June 2007, ISBN 0954612027)
- PostgreSQL Reference Manual (version 8.2.4) - Volume 2 (June 2007, ISBN 0954612035)
- PostgreSQL Reference Manual (version 8.2.4) - Volume 3 (June 2007, ISBN 0954612043)
Resources
- PostgreSQL Project - the official website for PostgreSQL
- Online Manual - Volume 1a
- Online Manual - Volume 1b
- Online Manual - Volume 2
- Online Manual - Volume 3