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DISCONNECT <em class="replaceable"><code>connection_name</code></em>
DISCONNECT [ CURRENT ]
DISCONNECT DEFAULT
DISCONNECT ALL
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.8.3"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">DISCONNECT</code> closes a connection (or all
connections) to the database.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.8.4"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>connection_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
A database connection name established by
the <code class="command">CONNECT</code> command.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CURRENT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Close the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">current</span>”</span> connection, which is either
the most recently opened connection, or the connection set by
the <code class="command">SET CONNECTION</code> command. This is also
the default if no argument is given to
the <code class="command">DISCONNECT</code> command.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">DEFAULT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Close the default connection.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">ALL</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Close all open connections.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.8.5"><h2>Examples</h2><pre class="programlisting">
int
main(void)
{
EXEC SQL CONNECT TO testdb AS DEFAULT USER testuser;
EXEC SQL CONNECT TO testdb AS con1 USER testuser;
EXEC SQL CONNECT TO testdb AS con2 USER testuser;
EXEC SQL CONNECT TO testdb AS con3 USER testuser;
EXEC SQL DISCONNECT CURRENT; /* close con3 */
EXEC SQL DISCONNECT DEFAULT; /* close DEFAULT */
EXEC SQL DISCONNECT ALL; /* close con2 and con1 */
return 0;
}
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.8.6"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
<code class="command">DISCONNECT</code> is specified in the SQL standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.8.7"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="ecpg-sql-connect.html" title="CONNECT">CONNECT</a>, <a class="xref" href="ecpg-sql-set-connection.html" title="SET CONNECTION">SET CONNECTION</a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ecpg-sql-describe.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ecpg-sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ecpg-sql-execute-immediate.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DESCRIBE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> EXECUTE IMMEDIATE</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
