Re: I want to send comments to the backend!

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>
>>Gerhard Häring wrote:
>>
>>>Why can't I send comments like
>>>-- a comment
>>>to the backend using libpq? Are these only handled in psql? Please allow to
>>>send comments to the backend, as I really need them.
>
>
>>The backend should handle them fine. Can you give us pgsql version and
>>an example.
>
> I think he's complaining that psql strips out the comments before
> sending stuff to the backend. Unfortunately, most of the world probably
> considers that a feature, not a bug.

Me too. The problem is I use *libpq*. My question was badly asked. I
don't care wether the comments end up on the backend, but I want to be
able to send comments to libpq.

I'd still expect the backend would handle comments, though, should I
chose to implement the network protocol myself, without using libpq.

> I'm quite certain that libpq does not strip comments, so the complaint
> isn't strictly accurate...

Then why does the attached program not work? Sorry for sending it twice,
my first post is stalled because of an overzealeous TMDA proxy on my side.

-- Gerhard