| From: | Bruce Badger <bruce_badger(at)badgerse(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [INTERFACES] First draft of new FE/BE protocol spec posted for |
| Date: | 2003-04-16 21:50:21 |
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On Thu, 2003-04-17 at 00:06, Tom Lane wrote:
> Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk> writes:
> > Just showing my ignorance: I read 46.2.3 Extended Query, and wondered "What
> > is a portal?" (portal == cursor?)
>
> It's the thing that holds the state of an executable command. I was
> going to call 'em cursors, but a cursor only works for a SELECT command,
> so it didn't seem like the right word. I seized on "portal" which is
> the term already used internally in the backend. If you've got a better
> idea, let's hear it ...
Context, perhaps?
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