@hackage / HDBC-postgresql

PostgreSQL driver for HDBC

Latest2.5.0.1

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  • Last updated , by DavidJohnson
  • License BSD-3-Clause
  • Categories Databases

  • Maintained by: Nicolas Wu <nicolas.wu@gmail.com>

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Readme

Welcome to HDBC, Haskell Database Connectivity.

This package provides a database backend driver for PostgreSQL.

Please see HDBC itself for documentation on use.

This package provides one function in module Database.HDBC.PostgreSQL:

{- | Connect to a PostgreSQL server.

See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/libpq.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT for the meaning of the connection string. -} connectPostgreSQL :: String -> IO Connection

An example would be: dbh <- connectPostgreSQL "host=localhost dbname=testdb user=foo"

DIFFERENCES FROM HDBC STANDARD

None known at this time.