Re: look up tables while parsing queries

On 2/5/06, Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com> wrote:
> If you're referring to the raw parser (parser/gram.y), you should not
> attempt to access any tables. For one thing, the raw parser might be
> invoked outside a transaction. The statement might also refer to a table
> created earlier in the same query string, which would mean the
> referenced table would not exist when the latter part of the query
> string is parsed.
>
> Instead, database access should be done in the analysis phase -- see
> transformStmt() in parser/analyze.c and friends. There are plenty of
> examples in the code of how to access tables, which should be a helpful
> guide.
>
> -Neil

It is not in the raw parser. I meant inside the transformStmt(). What
is "friends"? Could you possibly point out at least one place that
illustrates how to access tables?

Thanks.

--
andrew