On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 11:35:12PM -0700, Steve - DND wrote: > I was reading through the docs today, and came across a paragraph that > indicated when plpgsql queries are executed on the server, the results are > all written to memory(or disk if necessary), and not streamed as available. > I can't find the doc page which said it, but does anyone know if this > applies to regular SQL as well, or is it just plpgsql specific. If it > applies to either or both, are there any current plans to not have PG not > behave in this manner, and stream the results of a query as they become > available?
It is only plpgsql. Pl/pgsql uses the C interface, which allows both things to happen (so you can write a function in C which does one thing or the other). SQL is implemented internally (not through the C interface) and streams the results as they are available. -- Alvaro Herrera (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) "When the proper man does nothing (wu-wei), his thought is felt ten thousand miles." (Lao Tse) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
