Re: PROPOSAL FE/BE extension to handle IN/OUT parameters

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dave Cramer <pg(at)fastcrypt(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PROPOSAL FE/BE extension to handle IN/OUT parameters
Date: 2005-06-21 21:26:40
Message-ID: 17549.1119389200@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dave Cramer <pg(at)fastcrypt(dot)com> writes:
> Yeah, I think that might work if I understand it correctly.
> Assuming I would be able to prepare, and bind all the parameters, and
> the OUT parameters
> would be ignored.

> FWIW, I proposed adding to the protocol, not modifying the existing
> messages, so it would be backward compatible and not break existing
> clients.

What I have in mind shouldn't break any existing clients either.
There is no use for VOID parameter symbols at the moment, so assigning
a special behavior to them won't break any existing code.

regards, tom lane

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