Re: libpq, PQdescribePrepared -> PQftype, PQfmod, no PQnullable

Alex Goncharov <alex-goncharov(at)comcast(dot)net> schrieb:

>,--- You/Andres (Fri, 7 Oct 2011 02:28:30 +0200) ----*
>| > a lot of cases where the database could deduce (quite easily) that
>a
>| > result column cannot be null
>| Could you quickly explain what exactly you want that information for?
>Just
>| because it has been done before doesn't necessarily mean its a good
>idea...
>
>I am not writing a database application here (i.e. I am not storing
>the data). I am responding to a client requirement, basically:
>
> Given a SELECT (or possibly, simpler, a table name), tell me which
> columns are non-nullable?
That doesnt explain why it's needed. To get community buyin into a feature the community - or at least parts of it - need to understand why its needed.

Greetings, Andres