Chris Mair wrote: > > At some point we ought to extend libpq enough to expose the V3-protocol > > feature that allows partial fetches from portals; that would be a > > cleaner way to implement this feature. However since nobody has yet > > proposed a good API for this in libpq, I don't object to implementing > > \u with DECLARE CURSOR for now. > > > > BTW, \u seems not to have any mnemonic value whatsoever ... isn't there > > some other name we could use? > > True :) > Since buffer commands all have a single char I wanted a single char one > too. The "c" for "cursor" was taken already, so i choose the "u" (second > char in "cursor"). If somebody has a better suggestion, let us know ;)
I think a new backslash variable isn't the way to go. I would use a \pset variable to control what is happening. -- Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
