Re: WIP: hooking parser

2009/2/18 Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>:
> Pavel Stehule wrote:
>>
>> 2009/2/16 Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>:
>>>
>>> Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>>>>
>>>> Next sample of parser hook using:
>>>> attachment contains module that transform every empty string to null.
>>>> I am not sure, if this behave is exactly compatible with Oracle,
>>>
>>> Surely a parser hook like this would have nothing whatsoever to do
>>> with Oracle's behavior.
>>>
>>> regards, tom lane
>>>
>>
>> it's maybe too much simple :). It is sample that have to show possibility.
>
> I'd be quite interested to support some kind of hook to deal with this
> Oracle null issue. It would be a great help for porting projects.
>
> However, doing this properly is probably more complex and needs further
> thought. I'd suggest writing a type of regression test first for Oracle
> null behavior and then evaluating any kind of hook or hack against that

+ 1
regards
Pavel