> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Copeland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 13 January 2003 20:56 > To: Robert Treat > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PostgresSQL Hackers Mailing List > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] \d type queries - why not views in > system catalog?!? > > > Oh! > > That's an excellent idea. Seemingly addresses the issue and > has value-add. I'm not aware of any gotchas here. Is there > something that is being overlooked?
Why use functions instead of views? Most UIs will want to format the output as they see fit so a recordset would be the appropriate output. Yes, a function could do this, but surely views would be simpler to implement and maintain. Regards, Dave. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
