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- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle id="app-pgaccess-title"><application>pgaccess</application></refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
- <refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
-
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>pgaccess</refname>
- <refpurpose>a graphical <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> client application</refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
-
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis>
- <command>pgaccess</command>
- <arg><replaceable>dbname</replaceable></arg>
- </cmdsynopsis>
-
- <refsect2 id="app-pgaccess-options">
- <title>Options</title>
-
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>dbname</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The name of an existing database to access.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect2>
-
- </refsynopsisdiv>
-
- <refsect1 id="R1-APP-PGACCESS-1">
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
- <para>
- <application>PgAccess</application> provides a graphical interface
- for <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
- wherein you
- can manage your tables, edit them, define queries, sequences and
- functions.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Open any database on a specified host at the specified port,
- user name, and password.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Execute <xref linkend="sql-vacuum" endterm="sql-vacuum-title">.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Save preferences in the <filename>~/.pgaccessrc</filename> file.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For tables, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Open multiple tables for viewing, with a configurable number of rows shown.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Resize columns by dragging the vertical grid lines.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Wrap text in cells.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Dynamically adjust row height when editing.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Save table layout for every table.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Import/export to external files (<acronym>SDF</acronym>, <acronym>CSV</acronym>).
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Use filter capabilities; enter filters like <literal>price > 3.14</literal>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Specify sort order; enter manually the sort field(s).
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Edit in place; double click the text you want to change.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Delete records; point to the record, press the <keycap>Delete</keycap> key.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Add new records; save new row with right-button click.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Create tables with an assistant.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Rename and delete (drop) tables.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Retrieve information on tables, including owner, field information, indexes.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For queries, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Define, edit and store user-defined queries.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Save view layouts.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Store queries as views.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Execute with optional user input parameters, e.g.,
-<programlisting>
-select * from invoices where year=[parameter "Year of selection"]
-</programlisting>
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- View any select query result.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Run action queries (insert, update, delete).
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Construct queries using a visual query builder
- with drag & drop support, table aliasing.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For sequences, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Define new instances.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Inspect existing instances.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Delete.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For views, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Define them by saving queries as views.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- View them, with filtering and sorting capabilities.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Design new views.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Delete (drop) existing views.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For functions, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Define.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Inspect.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Delete.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For reports, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Generate simple reports from a table (beta stage).
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Change font, size, and style of fields and labels.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Load and save reports from the database.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Preview tables, sample <productname>Postscript</productname> print.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For forms, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Open user-defined forms.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Use a form design module.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Access record sets using a query widget.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For scripts, <application>PgAccess</application> can:
-
- <itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Define.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Modify.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Call user defined scripts.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </refsect1>
-
- <refsect1>
- <title>Notes</title>
-
- <para>
- <application>PgAccess</application> is written in Tcl/Tk. Your
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> installation needs to be
- built with Tcl support for <application>PgAccess</application> to
- be available.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
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