Re: Notify enhancement - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Notify enhancement
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Msg-id 383.1165196944@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Notify enhancement  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
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"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
> To clarify, it would be nice to use any arbitrary string (perhaps up
> to NAMEDATALEN), rather than bumping into the rules for valid identifiers:
> LISTEN notify.name.like.this;

So use double quotes:

LISTEN "notify.name.like.this";

I can't imagine why we'd change the syntax from "identifier" to "string
literal" --- it would break existing programs for essentially zero gain.
        regards, tom lane


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