Description:
Connect to InfluxDB.
Syntax:
influx_open(url,database,retentionPolicy, username,password)
Note:
The external library function (See External Library Guide) connects to InfluxDB. It is valid only with InfluxDB 1.x.
Parameter:
|
url |
Database connection URL, whose format is http://hostname:port, such as http://127.0.0.1:8086 |
|
database |
The database |
|
retentionPolicy |
The retention plicy for defining how long InfluxDb needs to keep the data or which time period of data the database needs to store |
|
username |
The user name |
|
password |
The password |
Return value:
Database connection object
Example:
|
|
A |
|
1 |
=influx_open("http://127.0.0.1:8086", "mydb", "autogen", "admin", "admin") |
|
2 |
=insert_close(A1) |