Babelfish for PostgreSQL with DBine
How to connect DBine to Babelfish for PostgreSQL and what you can do once it's connected. This page is written from what the Babelfish for PostgreSQL driver says about itself, so it matches the version of DBine you download.
Connect
- In DBine, open New connection.
- Pick Babelfish for PostgreSQL in the list of engines.
- Fill in the fields below, press Test connection and then Save.
Default port: 1433.
General
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Server required | Example: localhost |
| Port | Example: 1433 |
| Database | |
| User required | |
| Password | Kept in the system keychain, never in DBine's files. |
| Read-only | On or off. |
SSH tunnel. The connection can go through an SSH server, even through a chain of bastions, with a password, a private key or the SSH agent. The server's fingerprint is checked against known_hosts or confirmed the first time.
SSL/TLS
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Encrypt the connection (TLS) | On or off. |
| Trust the server certificate | On or off. |
What the explorer shows
Under the connection: Databases, each with its schemas. Inside each one:
- Tables
- Views
- Procedures
- Functions
- Triggers
- Types
Query editor
The editor uses SQL, with completion for the connection's objects. Statements and commands run against the database selected in the tab.
Ready-made templates for new objects:
- New view
- New procedure
- New function
- New trigger
Tools for Babelfish for PostgreSQL
Available
- Graphical execution plans
- Live query profiler
- Server monitor
- Sessions and running queries
- End a session
- Manual transactions (commit and rollback)
- Index usage
- Create databases
- Drop databases
- Relations in the ER diagram
- Visual designer for new objects
- Rename objects
- Compare and sync schemas
- Users and permissions
Not available for Babelfish for PostgreSQL
- Locks: who blocks whom
- Cancel another session's query from the sessions list
- Database properties
- Clone tables
- Native bulk load when migrating data
- Backups
Why a tool doesn't apply to an engine, and the details of each one, are in the engine support reference.
Generated from the Babelfish for PostgreSQL driver 0.1.15, which DBine downloads the first time you connect to Babelfish for PostgreSQL.