ljb <lbayuk(at)mindspring(dot)com> writes:
> It's easier with pg_execute, since it returns the number of tuples. This
> new command showed up around PostgreSQL 7.1, and it's still there at 7.2,
> but still undocumented. It looks rather useful. ...
> Since it isn't listed in HISTORY or the documentation, I wonder if it is
> considered "experimental", or might it be staying around, just waiting for
> somebody to document it? I would like to know, because there is a bug in
> the "-oid" code; I have a tiny patch for it if it is going to be supported.
Looking at the CVS logs, I see that Jan added this command; he should be
blamed for not having added any documentation. Feel free to contribute
a documentation patch ...
What's wrong with the -oid code?
regards, tom lane