Re: [HACKERS] CURRENT OF cursor without OIDs

[Tom Lane]

Ian Lance Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Anyhow, I see that there is a move afoot to eliminate mandatory OIDs.
> My question now is: if there is no OID, is there any comparable way to
> implement CURRENT OF cursor?  Basically what is needed is some way to
> identify a particular row between a SELECT and an UPDATE.

I'd look at using TID.  Seems like that is more efficient anyway (no
index needed).  Hiroshi has opined that TID is not sufficient for ODBC
cursors, but it seems to me that it is sufficient for SQL cursors.

                        regards, tom lane

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