-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/dblink/doc/misc,v 1.4 2006/09/02 21:11:15 joe Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/dblink/doc/misc,v 1.5 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $
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Name
dblink_build_sql_insert -- builds an insert statement using a local
tuple, replacing the selection key field
- values with alternate supplied values
+ values with alternative supplied values
dblink_build_sql_delete -- builds a delete statement using supplied
values for selection key field values
dblink_build_sql_update -- builds an update statement using a local
tuple, replacing the selection key field
- values with alternate supplied values
+ values with alternative supplied values
Synopsis
Their order was lost,
as was the number of times each lexeme appeared.
You must keep in mind that directly creating vectors with casting
-is <i>not</i> an alternate means of parsing;
+is <i>not</i> an alternative means of parsing;
it is a way of directly entering lexemes into a vector <i>without</i> parsing.
<p>
Queries can also be created through casting,
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.214 2007/11/05 16:45:52 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.215 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="datatype">
<title id="datatype-title">Data Types</title>
general, to escape an octet, it is converted into the three-digit
octal number equivalent of its decimal octet value, and preceded
by two backslashes. <xref linkend="datatype-binary-sqlesc">
- shows the characters that must be escaped, and gives the alternate
+ shows the characters that must be escaped, and gives the alternative
escape sequences where applicable.
</para>
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml,v 1.83 2007/04/17 17:30:35 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml,v 1.84 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="ecpg">
<title><application>ECPG</application> - Embedded <acronym>SQL</acronym> in C</title>
<literal>%Ow</literal>
<literal>%OW</literal>
<literal>%Oy</literal>
- are supposed to provide alternate representations.
+ are supposed to provide alternative representations.
</para>
<para>
Additionally <literal>%OB</literal> implemented to represent
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-->
privileges, but are not users in the usual sense of the word.
If not specified,
<literal>NOLOGIN</literal> is the default, except when
- <command>CREATE ROLE</> is invoked through its alternate spelling
+ <command>CREATE ROLE</> is invoked through its alternative spelling
<command>CREATE USER</>.
</para>
</listitem>
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<para>
The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> rule system allows one to
- define an alternate action to be performed on insertions, updates,
+ define an alternative action to be performed on insertions, updates,
or deletions in database tables. Roughly speaking, a rule causes
additional commands to be executed when a given command on a given
table is executed. Alternatively, an <literal>INSTEAD</literal>
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/common/heaptuple.c,v 1.117 2007/04/06 04:21:41 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/common/heaptuple.c,v 1.118 2007/11/07 12:24:23 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
*
* This caches attribute offsets in the attribute descriptor.
*
- * An alternate way to speed things up would be to cache offsets
+ * An alternative way to speed things up would be to cache offsets
* with the tuple, but that seems more difficult unless you take
* the storage hit of actually putting those offsets into the
* tuple you send to disk. Yuck.
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/common/indextuple.c,v 1.82 2007/04/06 04:21:41 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/common/indextuple.c,v 1.83 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
*
* This caches attribute offsets in the attribute descriptor.
*
- * An alternate way to speed things up would be to cache offsets
+ * An alternative way to speed things up would be to cache offsets
* with the tuple, but that seems more difficult unless you take
* the storage hit of actually putting those offsets into the
* tuple you send to disk. Yuck.
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c,v 1.243 2007/10/16 17:05:26 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c,v 1.244 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
*
* INTERFACE ROUTINES
/* ----------------
* heap_beginscan - begin relation scan
*
- * heap_beginscan_bm is an alternate entry point for setting up a HeapScanDesc
+ * heap_beginscan_bm is an alternative entry point for setting up a HeapScanDesc
* for a bitmap heap scan. Although that scan technology is really quite
* unlike a standard seqscan, there is just enough commonality to make it
* worth using the same data structure.
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/catalog/pg_operator.c,v 1.100 2007/01/05 22:19:25 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/catalog/pg_operator.c,v 1.101 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
* NOTES
* these routines moved here from commands/define.c and somewhat cleaned up.
/*
* If a commutator and/or negator link is provided, update the other
* operator(s) to point at this one, if they don't already have a link.
- * This supports an alternate style of operator definition wherein the
+ * This supports an alternative style of operator definition wherein the
* user first defines one operator without giving negator or commutator,
* then defines the other operator of the pair with the proper commutator
* or negator attribute. That style doesn't require creation of a shell,
/usr/bin/ssh -1 -i $IDENTITY -n $HOST 'sleep 60' & \
/usr/bin/psql -h $HOST -p 5555 $1
-Alternately, the system could run a daemon that establishes and maintains
+Alternatively, the system could run a daemon that establishes and maintains
the tunnel. This is preferrable when multiple users need to establish
similar tunnels to the same remote site.
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c,v 1.80 2007/05/18 01:20:16 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c,v 1.81 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
* Since the server static private key ($DataDir/server.key)
* will normally be stored unencrypted so that the database
* unsecured connection without fully informing the user.
* Very uncool.
*
- * Alternately, the backend could attempt to load these files
+ * Alternatively, the backend could attempt to load these files
* on startup if SSL is enabled - and refuse to start if any
* do not exist - but this would tend to piss off DBAs.
*
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/dumputils.c,v 1.37 2007/07/10 00:21:31 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/dumputils.c,v 1.38 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
* schemavar: name of query variable to match against a schema-name pattern.
* Can be NULL if no schema.
* namevar: name of query variable to match against an object-name pattern.
- * altnamevar: NULL, or name of an alternate variable to match against name.
+ * altnamevar: NULL, or name of an alternative variable to match against name.
* visibilityrule: clause to use if we want to restrict to visible objects
* (for example, "pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(p.oid)"). Can be NULL.
*
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.h,v 1.75 2007/02/19 15:05:06 mha Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.h,v 1.76 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
StartBlobPtr StartBlobPtr;
EndBlobPtr EndBlobPtr;
- CustomOutPtr CustomOutPtr; /* Alternate script output routine */
+ CustomOutPtr CustomOutPtr; /* Alternative script output routine */
/* Stuff for direct DB connection */
char *archdbname; /* DB name *read* from archive */
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.94 2007/10/28 21:55:52 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.95 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
printf(_("\nConnection options:\n"));
printf(_(" -h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory\n"));
- printf(_(" -l, --database=dbname specify an alternate default database\n"));
+ printf(_(" -l, --database=dbname specify an alternative default database\n"));
printf(_(" -p, --port=PORT database server port number\n"));
printf(_(" -U, --username=NAME connect as specified database user\n"));
printf(_(" -W, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically)\n"));
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/access/htup.h,v 1.94 2007/09/20 17:56:32 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/access/htup.h,v 1.95 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
/*
- * MinimalTuple is an alternate representation that is used for transient
+ * MinimalTuple is an alternative representation that is used for transient
* tuples inside the executor, in places where transaction status information
* is not required, the tuple rowtype is known, and shaving off a few bytes
* is worthwhile because we need to store many tuples. The representation
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/datetime.h,v 1.67 2007/06/12 16:01:31 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/utils/datetime.h,v 1.68 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
* String definitions for standard time quantities.
*
* These strings are the defaults used to form output time strings.
- * Other alternate forms are hardcoded into token tables in datetime.c.
+ * Other alternative forms are hardcoded into token tables in datetime.c.
* ----------------------------------------------------------------
*/
* pltcl.c - PostgreSQL support for Tcl as
* procedural language (PL)
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/tcl/pltcl.c,v 1.115 2007/10/05 17:06:11 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/tcl/pltcl.c,v 1.116 2007/11/07 12:24:24 petere Exp $
*
**********************************************************************/
/*
- * Alternate handler for unsafe functions
+ * Alternative handler for unsafe functions
*/
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(pltclu_call_handler);
ERROR: time zone displacement out of range: "Feb 16 17:32:01 -0097"
INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('Feb 16 17:32:01 5097 BC');
ERROR: timestamp out of range: "Feb 16 17:32:01 5097 BC"
--- Alternate field order that we've historically supported (sort of)
+-- Alternative field order that we've historically supported (sort of)
-- with regular and POSIXy timezone specs
SELECT 'Wed Jul 11 10:51:14 America/New_York 2001'::timestamptz;
timestamptz
INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('Feb 16 17:32:01 -0097');
INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('Feb 16 17:32:01 5097 BC');
--- Alternate field order that we've historically supported (sort of)
+-- Alternative field order that we've historically supported (sort of)
-- with regular and POSIXy timezone specs
SELECT 'Wed Jul 11 10:51:14 America/New_York 2001'::timestamptz;
SELECT 'Wed Jul 11 10:51:14 GMT-4 2001'::timestamptz;
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