[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Momjian) writes: >> I am not sure if I am asking too much but does it make sense, and is it >> possible, to enhance NOTIFY that process "name/value" pair? Like this: >> >> NOTIFY "MyName=MyValue"; >> >> With the capability of name/value pair, the listener will not have to >> check notification details by reading tables. > > TODO already has: > > * Add optional textual message to NOTIFY > > This would allow an informational message to be added to the notify > message, perhaps indicating the row modified or other custom > information.
I keep wondering if this isn't just going to grow into pgq... <http://docs.huihoo.com/api/skytools/pgq-module.html> In effect, once you start defining more semantics for this, I think it rapidly transforms into a message queueing system, and you might as well go straight to something full-fledged like pgq... -- let name="cbbrowne" and tld="cbbrowne.com" in name ^ "@" ^ tld;; http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/lisp.html STATED REASON DOES NOT COMPUTE WITH PROGRAMMED FACTS... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
