NAME

rdb2pg - insert an rdb table into a PostgreSQL database

SYNOPSIS

rdb2pg [*param*=*value* ...]

PARAMETERS

rdb2pg uses an IRAF-compatible parameter interface. A template parameter

file is in /proj/axaf/simul/lib/uparm/rdb2pg.par.

input *file*

The RDB file to insert into the database. If the given name is the

string `stdin', it reads from the UNIX standard input stream.

DESCRIPTION

rdb2pg will enter the data from an RDB database into a PostgreSQL

database table, optionally creating the database and the table if they

do not exist. It automatically determines the PostgreSQL data type from

the column definition in the RDB file, but may be overriden via a series

of definition files or directly via one of its parameters.

The target database and table are specified by the `db' and `table'

parameters. If they do not exist, and the `createdb' parameter is set,

they will be created. Table field definitions are determined in the

following order: