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PostgreSQL JDBC forWindows

This tutorial shows how to set up a data source and connect to a PostgreSQL database using the Database Explorer app or the command line. This tutorial uses the JDBC4 PostgreSQL Driver, Version 8.4 to connect to a PostgreSQL 9.2 database.

Step 1. Verify the driver installation.

If the JDBC driver for PostgreSQL is not installed on your computer, find the link on theDriver Installationpage to install the driver. Follow the instructions to download and install this driver on your computer.

Step 2. Set up the data source.

You set up a data source using the Database Explorer app or the command line.

Set Up Data Source Using Database Explorer App

  1. Open the Database Explorer app by clicking theAppstab on the MATLAB®Toolstrip. Then, on the right of theAppssection, click theShow more画廊箭头打开应用程序. UnderDatabase Connectivity and Reporting, clickDatabase Explorer. Alternatively, enterdatabaseExplorerat the command line.

  2. In theData Sourcesection, select反对figure Data Source>反对figure JDBC data source.

    反对figure Data Source selection with the selected Configure JDBC data source

    The JDBC Data Source Configuration dialog box opens.

  3. In theNamebox, enter a name for your data source. (This example uses a data source namedPostgreSQL.) You use this name to establish a connection to your database.

  4. From theVendorlist, selectPostgreSQL.

    JDBC Data Source Configuration dialog box with the selected PostgreSQL vendor

  5. In theDriver Locationbox, enter the full path to the JDBC driver file.

  6. In theDatabasebox, enter the name of your database. In the服务器box, enter the name of your database server. Consult your database administrator for the name of your database server. In thePort Numberbox, enter the port number.

  7. Under反对nection Options, in theNamecolumn, enter the name of an additional driver-specific option. Then, in theValuecolumn, enter the value of the driver-specific option. Click the plus sign+指定附加的选项。

  8. ClickTest. The Test Connection dialog box opens. Enter the user name and password for your database, or leave these boxes blank if your database does not require them. ClickTest.

    If your connection succeeds, the Database Explorer dialog box displays a message indicating the connection is successful. Otherwise, it displays an error message.

  9. ClickSave. The JDBC Data Source Configuration dialog box displays a message indicating the data source is saved successfully. Close this dialog box.

Set Up Data Source Using Command Line

  1. Create a JDBC data source for a PostgreSQL database.

    vendor ="PostgreSQL"; opts = databaseConnectionOptions("jdbc",vendor);
  2. Set the JDBC connection options. For example, this code assumes that you are connecting to a JDBC data source namedPostgreSQL, full path of the JDBC driver fileC:\Drivers\postgresql-8.4-702.jdbc4.jar, database nametoystore_doc, database serverdbtb00, and port number5432.

    opts = setoptions(opts,...'DataSourceName',"PostgreSQL",...'JDBCDriverLocation',"C:\Drivers\postgresql-8.4-702.jdbc4.jar",...'DatabaseName',"toystore_doc",'Server',"dbtb00",...'PortNumber',5432);
  3. Test the database connection by specifying the user nameusernameand passwordpwd, or leave these arguments blank if your database does not require them.

    username ="username"; password ="pwd"; status = testConnection(opts,username,password);
  4. Save the JDBC data source.

    saveAsDataSource(opts)

After you complete the data source setup, connect to the PostgreSQL database using the Database Explorer app or the JDBC driver and command line.

Step 3. Connect using the Database Explorer app or the command line.

反对nect to PostgreSQL Using Database Explorer App

  1. On theDatabase Explorertab, in the反对nectionssection, click反对nectand select the data source for the connection.

  2. In the connection dialog box, enter a user name and password, or leave these boxes blank if your database does not require them. Click反对nect.

    The Catalog and Schema dialog box opens.

  3. Select the catalog and schema from theCatalogandSchemalists. ClickOK.

    The app connects to the database and displays its tables in theData Browserpane. A data source tab appears to the right of the pane. The title of the data source tab is the data source name that you defined during the setup. The data source tab contains emptySQL QueryandData Previewpanes.

  4. Select tables in theData Browserpane to query the database.

  5. Close the data source tab to close the SQL query. In the反对nectionssection, close the database connection by clickingClose Connection.

    Note

    If multiple connections are open, close the database connection of your choice by selecting the corresponding data source from theClose Connectionlist.

反对nect to PostgreSQL Using JDBC Driver and Command Line

  1. 反对nect to a PostgreSQL database using the configured JDBC data source, user nameusername, and passwordpwd.

    datasource ="PostgreSQL"; username ="username"; password ="pwd"; conn = database(datasource,username,password);
  2. Close the database connection.

    close(conn)

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