Re: logical column position - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: logical column position
Date
Msg-id 200311181443.hAIEhDP01665@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: logical column position  (Dave Cramer <pg@fastcrypt.com>)
Responses Re: logical column position  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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Dave Cramer wrote:
> Will adding the logical attribute number break all of the external
> tools? pg_dump, etc are all dependent on attnum now?
> 
> Would it be possible to keep the meaning of attnum the same externally
> and add another column internally to represent the physical number?

Interesting idea.  It would require a lot of code renaming in the
backend, but it could be done.

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