>> 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.
Bye,
Chris.
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Chris Mair
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