[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I think all psql needs is a simple output, similar to the ones used by > Oracle, Sybase, and MySQL; the calling application should then process > it in some way as needed (obviously this is not for interactive use). > Where can one find a "standard table model?"
I think for processing-oriented output, the system described in the SQL/XML standard draft is the way to go. Considering the people who wrote it, it's probably pulled from, or bound to appear in, a major commercial database. I also think that psql is not the place to implement something like this. It's most likely best put in the backend, as a function like xmlfoo('select * from t1;') Then any interface and application that likes it, not just psql-based ones, can use it. -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly