Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Well, there isn't any requirement that URIs be
> prot://hostname:port/something
> They just have to be
> prot:something
> So you could just turn the existing conninfo syntax into a URI by doing
> something like
> postgresql:dbname=foo%20hostname=bar
True, but the need for those %20's is annoying. I tend to agree with
the suggestion that adopting the JDBC syntax would be the way to go,
assuming that we can use it 100%-as-is (any incompatibility defeats
the purpose).
regards, tom lane