Re: new version of PQconnectdb was:(Re: [HACKERS] Determining client_encoding from client locale)

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Andrew Chernow <ac(at)esilo(dot)com> wrote:
> Jaime Casanova wrote:
>>
>> i extracted the functions to connect that Heikki put on psql in his
>> patch for determining client_encoding from client locale and put it in
>> libpq so i follow the PQconnectdbParams(* params[]) approach.
>
[...]
>
> The below posts agreed on a two argument version of parallel arrays
> (keywords, values):
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2009-09/msg00533.php
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2009-09/msg00559.php
>

actually, Tom said: "it's hard to be sure which way is
actually more convenient without having tried coding some likely
calling scenarios both ways."

so i tried one scenario. :) do you think is worth the trouble make the
other approach? i could make the patch if someone is interested...
personally, i think it will cause more problems than solve because you
have to be sure your arrays have relationship between them...

> There is also the idea of passing an array of structs floating around, NULL
> terminated list or include an additional argument specifying element count.
>

one more variable to the equation, more innecesary complexity and
another source of errors, IMO...

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Atentamente,
Jaime Casanova
Soporte y capacitación de PostgreSQL
Asesoría y desarrollo de sistemas
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