Re: [HACKERS] Last thoughts about LONG

From: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee>
To: Jan Wieck <wieck(at)debis(dot)com>
Cc: peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net, pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Last thoughts about LONG
Date: 1999-12-11 19:22:29
Message-ID: 3852A475.2361E57B@tm.ee
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Jan Wieck wrote:
>
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
> > Please don't forget, this would require changes to pg_dump and psql. Also,
> > the COPY command might not be able to get away without changes, either.
>
> Oh yes, thanks. That was a point I forgot!
>
> Psql must not list tables that begin with "_LONG" on the \d
> request. Anything else should IMHO be transparent.
>

If this is the main concern then start them with "pg_L_" and they will be
ignored by the current implementation as well.

But of corse they will surface ad \dS , which may or may not be a good thing
as it makes it possible to list them without changing psql.

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Hannu

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