>>> To cut the Gordon knot I'm going to suggest we use:
>>
>>> \set CURSOR_FETCH fetch_count
>>
>>> and \g and ; are modified such that when they see
>>> this variable set to fetch_count > 0 and the buffer
>>> is a select they would use the modified fetch/output code.
>>
>>> Does this sound reasonable to everyone?
>>
>> OK with me, but maybe call the variable FETCH_COUNT, to avoid the
>> presupposition that the implementation uses a cursor. As I mentioned
>> before, I expect we'll someday rework it to not use that.
>>
>> regards, tom lane
>
> Ok,
> sounds good.
> I'm travelling this week, but can send an updated patch during the
> weekend.
I've just submitted an updated patch to pgsql-patches in a new
thread :)
Bye,
Chris.
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Chris Mair
http://www.1006.org
