2013/2/14 Merlin Moncure <mmonc...@gmail.com>: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Pavel Stehule <pavel.steh...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> few year ago I proposed a implementation of macros - and I wrote a >> prototype - enhanced psql >> >> http://okbob.blogspot.cz/search?q=epsql >> >> but now I don't think so enhancing psql in this direction is good way. >> Enhanced console needs creating from scratch - it should be based on >> some interpret language - LUA or javascript - probably it can be >> better integrated to modern UI, can better do autocomplete - and this >> design is out of my time possibilities and out of my targets. > > The main argument against psql macros II guess is that if you want > bash like features, well, use bash. > > For my part I think that whenever psql enhancements are brought up the > first think to consider is 'should this functionality exist on the > server side'. With proper stored procedures we get to write our own > stuff like: > > CALL top10('foo'); > > which seems more general and just as terse. So I think implementing > call syntax is probably topping my 'wanted feature' list.
My proposal should not replace stored procedures. The core of my proposal was using autocomplete for one often task. > > merlin -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers