Re: look up tables while parsing queries - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From andrew
Subject Re: look up tables while parsing queries
Date
Msg-id 29d3b0b90602060124u62ef5c85p3176b5435a1d4f66@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: look up tables while parsing queries  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
On 2/5/06, Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> wrote:
> If you're referring to the raw parser (parser/gram.y), you should not
> attempt to access any tables. For one thing, the raw parser might be
> invoked outside a transaction. The statement might also refer to a table
> created earlier in the same query string, which would mean the
> referenced table would not exist when the latter part of the query
> string is parsed.
>
> Instead, database access should be done in the analysis phase -- see
> transformStmt() in parser/analyze.c and friends. There are plenty of
> examples in the code of how to access tables, which should be a helpful
> guide.
>
> -Neil

It is not in the raw parser. I meant inside the transformStmt(). What
is "friends"? Could  you possibly point out at least one place that
illustrates how to access  tables?

Thanks.

--
andrew


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