Re: Use UNKNOWN with PL/Perl spi_prepare()?

From: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tim Bunce <Tim(dot)Bunce(at)pobox(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Use UNKNOWN with PL/Perl spi_prepare()?
Date: 2010-04-07 00:28:28
Message-ID: ED310625-D03D-4631-9198-D119A55F8296@kineticode.com
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On Apr 6, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:

> It has been suggested in the past that we should have a full DBD interface in plperl, and indeed there was such an animal at one stage, although it was not compatibly licensed, and it is probably now way out of date.
>
> The current plperl interface back into the database is a *much* thinner veneer over SPI than a DBD interface would be. Someone could start a project for a DBD interface for plperl, but it would be a non-trivial amount of work, and it should probably not be done piecemeal.

That would be great, but my current need is far simpler than that.

Best,

David

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