Re: SHOW TABLES

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SHOW TABLES
Date: 2010-07-15 19:43:47
Message-ID: b3c44b7e8630f6a668042bd1b11b9868@biglumber.com
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> I was assuming the process would be something like:
> 1. Move existing \d queries into functions*
> 2. Convert psql to use those

Oops! There's goes your ability to handle older versions
of Postgres from the existing psql[1]. Cue angry mobs
of DBAs with pitchforks. And no, a contrib like add-on
won't go over well either.

[1] (unless we keep both types of access around for many many
years, until we can be sure that any database queries will
have the new utility functions)

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