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Create or replace a MotherDuck database share

create_or_replace_share.Rd

Creates a new share or replaces an existing share for a specified database in MotherDuck. This allows you to update the configuration of an existing share or create a new one if it does not exist.

Usage

create_or_replace_share(
  .con,
  share_name,
  database_name,
  access = "PUBLIC",
  visibility = "LISTED",
  update = "AUTOMATIC"
)

Arguments

.con

A valid DBI connection (DuckDB / MotherDuck).

share_name

Character. The name of the share to create or replace.

database_name

Character. The name of the database to be shared.

access

Character. Access level for the share; either "RESTRICTED" or "PUBLIC" (default: "PUBLIC").

visibility

Character. Visibility of the share; either "HIDDEN" or "LISTED" (default: "LISTED").

update

Character. Update policy for the share; either "AUTOMATIC" or "MANUAL" (default: "AUTOMATIC").

Value

A message indicating that the share has been created or replaced.

Details

This function executes a CREATE OR REPLACE SHARE SQL statement to create a new share or update an existing one.

  • access controls who can access the share.

  • visibility controls whether the share is listed publicly or hidden.

  • update controls whether changes to the source database are automatically reflected in the share. The current user is displayed for confirmation before execution.

See also

Other db-manage: alter_table_schema(), copy_tables_to_new_location(), create_database(), create_if_not_exists_share(), create_schema(), create_table(), delete_and_create_schema(), delete_database(), delete_schema(), delete_table(), describe_share(), drop_share(), list_owned_shares(), list_shared_with_me_shares(), upload_database_to_md()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
con <- DBI::dbConnect(duckdb::duckdb())
create_or_replace_share(
  .con = con,
  share_name = "analytics_share",
  database_name = "sales_db",
  access = "PUBLIC",
  visibility = "LISTED",
  update = "AUTOMATIC"
)
} # }