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Fix markup to allow clean man pages.

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Add new pages for programming languages and tcl shells.
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Thomas G. Lockhart
1999-08-06 13:50:31 +00:00
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pgaccess-ref.sgml,v 1.3 1999/07/22 15:09:14 thomas Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pgaccess-ref.sgml,v 1.4 1999/08/06 13:50:30 thomas Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
<refentry id="APP-PGACCESS">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="pgaccess-ref">
<refentrytitle id="app-pgaccess-title">
<application>pgaccess</application>
</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
@@ -20,16 +20,13 @@ Postgres documentation
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
<date>1999-05-19</date>
<date>1999-08-03</date>
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
pgaccess [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]
</synopsis>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PGACCESS-1">
<refsect2info>
<date>1999-05-19</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
Inputs
</title>
@@ -49,9 +46,6 @@ pgaccess [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PGACCESS-2">
<refsect2info>
<date>1999-05-19</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
Outputs
</title>
@@ -61,19 +55,346 @@ pgaccess [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="R1-APP-PGACCESS-1">
<refsect1info>
<date>1999-05-19</date>
</refsect1info>
<title>
Description
</title>
<para>
<note>
<title>Editor's Note</title>
<para>
This should be transcribed from other pgaccess info. Volunteers?
</para>
</note>
<application>pgaccess</application> provides a graphical interface
for <productname>Postgres</productname>
where you
can manage your tables, edit them, define queries, sequences and
functions.
</para>
<para>
Another way of accessing <productname>Postgres</productname>
through tcl is to use
<xref linkend="app-pgtclsh" endterm="app-pgtclsh-title">
or
<xref linkend="app-pgtksh" endterm="app-pgtksh-title">.
</para>
<para>
<application>pgaccess</application> can:
<itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>
Opens any database on a specified host at the specified port,
username and password.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Execute <xref linkend="sql-vacuum" endterm="sql-vacuum-title">.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Saves preferences in <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, max n records (configurable).
</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 (SDF,CSV).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Use filter capabilities; enter filter like price>3.14.
</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 Del 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, indices.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
For queries, <application>pgaccess</application> can:
<itemizedlist mark="bullet" spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>
Define, edit and store <firstterm>user defined queries</firstterm>.
</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 postscript 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>
</refentry>