Jan Wieck wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > Jan Wieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> Hmm. So your vision of PREPARE would allow the backend to reply > > >> with a list of parameter types. How would you envision that working > > >> exactly? > > > > > I guess there's some sort of statement identifier you use to > > > refer to something you've prepared. Wouldn't a function call > > > returning a list of names or type oid's be sufficient? > > > > I was thinking of having the type names returned unconditionally, > > perhaps like a SELECT result (compare the new behavior of EXPLAIN). > > But if we assume that this won't be a commonly used feature, maybe > > a separate inquiry operation is better. > > I wouldn't mind. One way or the other is okay with me. > > Reminds me though of another feature we should have on the > TODO. INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE ... RETURNING ...
TODO already has: o Allow INSERT/UPDATE ... RETURNING new.col or old.col; handle RULE cases (Philip) Do we need DELETE too? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html