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Re: Progress bar updates

Christopher Kings-Lynne <chris.kings-lynne@calorieking.com>

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From: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chris.kings-lynne@calorieking.com>
To: Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2006-07-20T01:39:21Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
> It would be the most practical way for a DBA to monitor an application. But
> it's not going to be convenient for clients like pgadmin or psql. Even a web
> server may want to, for example, stream ajax code updating a progress bar
> until it has results and then stream the ajax to display the results. Having
> to get the backend pid before your query and then open a second database
> connection to monitor your first connection would be extra footwork for
> nothing.

But that said, it CAN be coded and work just fine no?