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1 files changed, 34 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/jdbc.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/jdbc.sgml
index 525cc07175d..7170aedccf6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/jdbc.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/jdbc.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/jdbc.sgml,v 1.44 2003/04/07 01:29:25 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/jdbc.sgml,v 1.45 2003/06/30 16:39:42 barry Exp $
-->
<chapter id="jdbc">
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/jdbc.sgml,v 1.44 2003/04/07 01:29:25
<para>
This section describes the steps you need to take before you can
- write or run programs that use the JDBC interface.
+ write or run programs that use the <acronym>JDBC</> interface.
</para>
<sect2 id="jdbc-build">
@@ -49,15 +49,17 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/jdbc.sgml,v 1.44 2003/04/07 01:29:25
<para>
Alternatively you can build the driver from source, but you should
only need to do this if you are making changes to the source code.
- For details, refer to the <productname>PostgreSQL</> installation
- instructions. After installation, the driver should be found in
+ For details, refer to the <productname>PostgreSQL</>
+ <link linkend="installation">installation instructions</link>.
+ After installation, the driver should be found in
<filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/share/java/postgresql.jar</filename>.
The resulting driver will be built for the version of Java you are
running. If you build with a 1.1 <acronym>JDK</> you will build a
- version that supports the JDBC 1 specification, if you build with
- a Java 2 <acronym>JDK</> (e.g., <acronym>JDK</> 1.2 or
- <acronym>JDK</> 1.3) you will build a version that supports the
- JDBC 2 specification.
+ version that supports the <acronym>JDBC</> 1 specification, if you build
+ with a 1.2 or 1.3 <acronym>JDK</> you will build a version that supports
+ the <acronym>JDBC</> 2 specification, and finally if you build with a
+ 1.4 <acronym>JDK</acronym> you will build a version that supports the
+ <acronym>JDBC</> 3 specification.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -67,12 +69,12 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/jdbc.sgml,v 1.44 2003/04/07 01:29:25
<para>
To use the driver, the JAR archive (named
<filename>postgresql.jar</filename> if you built from source, otherwise
- it will likely be named <filename>jdbc&majorversion;-1.1.jar</filename> or
- <filename>jdbc&majorversion;-1.2.jar</filename> for the JDBC 1 and JDBC 2 versions
- respectively)
- needs to be included in the
- class path, either by putting it in the <envar>CLASSPATH</envar>
- environment variable, or by using flags on the
+ it will likely be named <filename>pg&majorversion;jdbc1.jar</filename>,
+ <filename>pg&majorversion;jdbc2.jar</filename>, or
+ <filename>pg&majorversion;jdbc3.jar</filename> for the <acronym>JDBC</> 1,
+ <acronym>JDBC</> 2, and <acronym>JDBC</> 3 versions respectively)
+ needs to be included in the class path, either by putting it in the
+ <envar>CLASSPATH</envar> environment variable, or by using flags on the
<command>java</command> command line.
</para>
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/jdbc.sgml,v 1.44 2003/04/07 01:29:25
<acronym>JDBC</acronym> driver to access a database, and that
application is installed as
<filename>/usr/local/lib/myapp.jar</filename>. The PostgreSQL
- JDBC driver installed as
+ <acronym>JDBC</> driver installed as
<filename>/usr/local/pgsql/share/java/postgresql.jar</>. To run
the application, we would use:
<programlisting>
@@ -113,8 +115,9 @@ java MyApp
Also, the client authentication setup in the
<filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file may need to be configured.
Refer to <xref linkend="client-authentication"> for details. The
- <acronym>JDBC</acronym> driver supports the trust, ident,
- password, md5, and crypt authentication methods.
+ <acronym>JDBC</acronym> driver supports the <literal>trust</>,
+ <literal>ident</>, <literal>password</>, <literal>md5</>, and
+ <literal>crypt</> authentication methods.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
@@ -123,8 +126,8 @@ java MyApp
<title>Initializing the Driver</title>
<para>
- This section describes how to load and initialize the JDBC driver
- in your programs.
+ This section describes how to load and initialize the <acronym>JDBC</>
+ driver in your programs.
</para>
<sect2 id="jdbc-import">
@@ -252,7 +255,10 @@ jdbc:postgresql://<replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable>:<replaceable
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The host name of the server. Defaults to <literal>localhost</literal>.
+ The host name of the server. Defaults to <literal>localhost</literal>. To specify an IPv6 address your must enclose the <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> parameter with square brackets, for example:
+<programlisting>
+jdbc:postgresql://[::1]:5740/accounting
+</programlisting>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -451,16 +457,6 @@ st.close();
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <classname>ResultSet</classname> is currently read only.
- You can not update data through the <classname>ResultSet</classname>.
- If you want to update data you need to do it the normal way
- by using the <acronym>SQL</acronym> statement <command>UPDATE</command>. This is
- in conformance with the <acronym>JDBC</acronym> specification
- which does not require drivers to provide updatable result sets.
- </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -606,11 +602,11 @@ st.close();
<para>
<xref linkend="jdbc-binary-data-example"> contains some examples on
- how to process binary data using the PostgreSQL JDBC driver.
+ how to process binary data using the PostgreSQL <acronym>JDBC</> driver.
</para>
<example id="jdbc-binary-data-example">
- <title>Processing Binary Data in JDBC</title>
+ <title>Processing Binary Data in <acronym>JDBC</></title>
<para>
For example, suppose you have a table containing the file names of
@@ -2490,12 +2486,13 @@ public void unlink(int oid) throws SQLException
<title>Connection Pools and Data Sources</title>
<para>
- JDBC 2 introduced standard connection pooling features in an
- add-on API known as the <acronym>JDBC</acronym> 2.0 Optional
+ <acronym>JDBC</> 2 introduced standard connection pooling features in an
+ add-on <acronym>API</> known as the <acronym>JDBC</acronym> 2.0 Optional
Package (also known as the <acronym>JDBC</acronym> 2.0
Standard Extension). These features have since been included in
- the core JDBC 3 API. The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
- <acronym>JDBC</acronym> drivers support these features if it has been compiled with
+ the core <acronym>JDBC</> 3 <acronym>API</>. The
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> <acronym>JDBC</acronym> drivers
+ support these features if it has been compiled with
<acronym>JDK</acronym> 1.3.x in combination with the
<acronym>JDBC</acronym> 2.0 Optional Package
(<acronym>JDBC</acronym> 2), or with <acronym>JDK</acronym> 1.4 or higher
@@ -2510,7 +2507,7 @@ public void unlink(int oid) throws SQLException
<title>Overview</title>
<para>
- The <acronym>JDBC</acronym> API provides a client
+ The <acronym>JDBC</acronym> <acronym>API</> provides a client
and a server interface for connection pooling. The client
interface is <literal>javax.sql.DataSource</literal>,
which is what application code will typically use to