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<application>pgadmin</application>
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- <productname>Postgres</productname> graphical interactive client
+ <productname>Postgres</productname>
+ database management and design tool for Windows 95/98/NT
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>1999-05-19</date>
+ <date>1999-12-24</date>
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
-pgadmin [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]
+pgadmin [ <replaceable class="parameter">datasourcename</replaceable> [ <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable> [ <replaceable class="parameter">password</replaceable> ] ] ]
</synopsis>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PGADMIN-1">
<refsect2info>
- <date>1999-05-19</date>
+ <date>1999-12-24</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
Inputs
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">dbname</replaceable></term>
+ <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">datasourcename</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The name of an existing database to access.
+ The name of an existing PostgreSQL ODBC System or User Data
+ Source.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A valid username for the specified
+ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">datasourcename</replaceable>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">password</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A valid password for the specified
+ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">datasourcename</replaceable> and
+ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PGADMIN-2">
<refsect2info>
- <date>1999-05-19</date>
+ <date>1999-12-24</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
Outputs
<refsect1 id="R1-APP-PGADMIN-1">
<refsect1info>
- <date>1999-05-19</date>
+ <date>1999-12-24</date>
</refsect1info>
<title>
Description
</title>
<para>
- <note>
- <title>Editor's Note</title>
- <para>
- This should be transcribed from other pgadmin info. Volunteers?
- </para>
- </note>
+ <application>pgadmin</application> is a general purpose tool for
+ designing, maintaining, and administering
+ <productname>Postgres</productname> databases.
+ It runs under Windows 95/98 and NT.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Features include:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Arbitrary SQL entry.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Info Browsers and 'Creators' for databases, tables, indexes, sequences,
+ views, triggers, functions and languages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ User, Group and Privilege configuration dialogues.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Revision tracking with upgrade script generation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Configuration of Microsoft MSysConf table.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Data Import and Export Wizards.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Database Migration Wizard.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Predefined reports on databases, tables, indexes, sequences, languages and
+ views.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>pgadmin</application> is distributed separately from
+ <productname>Postgres</productname> and may be downloaded from
+ <ulink url="http://www.pgadmin.freeserve.co.uk">http://www.pgadmin.freeserve.co.uk</ulink>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>