> > Hi,
> > I have 2 postgres databases with similar structure. I
> want to keep some tables in sync in these 2 databases(They
> can be synced just once a day). Is there a way to archive
> this using function ?
> > Something like....
> >
> > Select syncTable('foo')
> >
> > where syncTable is a function that compares table
> 'foo' in db1 with table 'foo' in db2 and make
> changes(update/insert/delete) to 'foo' in db1
>
> You can either truncate it on the destination db every so
> often, then
> dump / restore the data back into it, drop it and restore
> it, write a
> simple replication script that looks for missing /
> updated rows, or
> my suggestion, set up replication with slony and be done
> with it. Of
> course, you don't mention if you need one or two way
> synchronization,
> which makes a big difference in how you choose to do
> things.
>
Also, Is there a way to archive this using dbi_link? In Oracle I do this using db_link..is it possible to get this done
usingpostgres' dbi_link?
