[HACKERS] XML Todo List

2010-05-02 Thread Mike Fowler
Hackers, I'm interested in tackling some of the todo items in XML category. Being new to postgres hacking I'm hoping I chose an item that isn't more than I can chew in the first sitting. One item that has caught my eye that I (naively) hope isn't a huge todo is: xpath_exists() is needed. It

Re: [HACKERS] XML Todo List

2010-04-29 Thread Mike Fowler
Peter Eisentraut wrote: On ons, 2010-04-28 at 15:21 +0100, Mike Fowler wrote: xpath_exists() is needed. It checks, whether or not the path specified exists in the XML value. (W/o this function we need to use weird array_dims(xpath(...)) IS NOT NULL syntax.) That sounds like a

[HACKERS] XML Todo List

2010-04-28 Thread Mike Fowler
Hackers, I'm interested in tackling some of the todo items in XML category. Being new to postgres hacking I'm hoping I chose an item that isn't more than I can chew in the first sitting. One item that has caught my eye that I (naively) hope isn't a huge todo is: xpath_exists() is needed. It

Re: [HACKERS] XML Todo List

2010-04-28 Thread Peter Eisentraut
On ons, 2010-04-28 at 15:21 +0100, Mike Fowler wrote: xpath_exists() is needed. It checks, whether or not the path specified exists in the XML value. (W/o this function we need to use weird array_dims(xpath(...)) IS NOT NULL syntax.) That sounds like a reasonable project. Is any one else