Registering Database
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To make the database you created or an already existing database available for working in PostgreSQL Manager, you should register it. If you created this database in PostgreSQL Manager, and Register after creating was checked, then the Register Database Dialog is displayed automatically, otherwise you should click button Register Database on the control panel or choose the menu item Database | Register Database.

General  
 
On this tab you can set main database registration parameters, such as connection parameters, encoding and charset, and others.

Host
A host name where the database is situated or the IP address of the server.

Port
A TCP/IP port for connecting to the database server.

User Name
User name for connecting to the database server.

Password
Password for connecting to the server.

Database Name
Select the database name to register from the drop-down list.

Database Alias
Any database alias that is convenient for you (e.g. postgresql or My Test Database). This alias will be displayed in the DB Explorer window.

Client Encoding
Select the client encoding

Font Charset
Character set to display data in the grid.

Login Prompt before Connection
Enables PostgreSQL Manager to prompt for user name and password each time you connect to the database.

Show System Objects
If this option checked, the system objects will be displayed in the DB Explorer tree.

Autoconnect on Startup
Check this option to perform PostgreSQL Manager automatically connect to the database on startup.

Directories  

On the Directories tab you can set the default directories for extracting database metadata, exporting data from the table or query result, and importing Excel, DBF or text files to the table.

Logs  
 
On the Logs tab you can enable logging changes in the database metadata (Enable log of metadata changes option) and enable logging queries executed in the SQL Editor or Visual Query Builder. After checking these options you should set filenames for storing this information in the Metadata log file and the SQL Editor log file edit fields.

Click button Test Connect to check the connection with the database server. Button Copy Alias from allows you to copy the registration parameters from one of the already registered databases and apply them to the current database.

When you are done, click Register. If everything is correct, your database will be registered, and its icon and alias will appear in the DB Explorer window on the Databases tab.

To unregister database, click button Unregister Database on the control panel or choose the menu item Database | Unregister Database.

See also:
Creating Database
Connecting to the Database
Register Host Wizard
Database Explorer


Availability:
Windows Professional

Yes

Windows Lite

Yes

Linux Professional

Yes

Linux Lite

Yes