Re: Cross database joins feature request - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Cross database joins feature request
Date
Msg-id 200803031916.m23JG5419002@momjian.us
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In response to Cross database joins feature request  ("Swaminathan Saikumar" <swami@giveexam.com>)
List pgsql-general
Swaminathan Saikumar wrote:
> Thanks for telling me that Postgres doesn't support cross-database joins.
> I know MS Sql Server does. And one of the companies I worked for used it, to
> sometimes have a secure database with sensitive info behind a firewall join
> queries with a less secure database.
>
> Is this something worth considering adding as a feature to Postgres?

No.  Most people who need this use schemas.  Frankly, if you can do
cross-db queries you are kind of losing the security value.

We do have /contrib/dblink that does cross-db queries.

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