Re: Thanks, naming conventions, and count()
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
Cc: Casey Lyon <casey@earthcars.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2001-04-30T02:44:48Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> > doesn't this defeat the reasons for going to numerics? is there a reason > why its such a difficult thing to do a SELECT oid on pg_database and > pg_class to get this information? that's what I've been doing when I need > to know *shrug* Yes, but you can't do that if you can't start the database or can't connect for some reason. If people don't think it is worthwhile, we can delete the TODO item. For example, when someone has trouble figuring out which directory is which database, they can just ls and look at the symlinks. Seems like a nice feature. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026