From 2ec5eedd4fe94bbf2854850f302d4bf00be3e217 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 05:14:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ.
---
doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 14 ++++++++++----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 776d5efacfc..733226a97c3 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
alink="#0000FF">
<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Tue Sep 4 01:06:12 EDT 2001</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Tue Sep 4 01:14:28 EDT 2001</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -1267,12 +1267,18 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-safe)
WHERE tab1.col1 NOT IN (SELECT tab2.col1 FROM tab2)
ORDER BY col1
</PRE>
- <HR>
<H4><A href="#4.25">4.25</A>) How do I perform queries
- using multiple databases?<H4>
+ using multiple databases?<H4>
+
+ <P>There is no way to query any database except the current one.
+ Because PostgreSQL loads database-specific system catalogs, it is
+ uncertain how a cross-database query should even behave.</P>
+
+ <P>Of course, a client can make simultaneous connections to
+ different databases and merge the information that way.</P>
+ <HR>
-<P>
<CENTER>
<H2>Extending PostgreSQL</H2>
</CENTER>
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