On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Nikhil S <nixmisc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > Hmmm, well variables can default to NULL too. The backend code tries to
>> > track those variables which default to NULL or to other values. For the
>> > rest, it defaults them to "". It then uses construct_md_array to
>> > generate
>> > the output string for type TEXTOID. Dunno if we can have nothing (an
>> > empty
>> > string) as valid TEXTOID output. I guess it's a limitation for this
>> > type.
>> > Let me see if we can do something here on the backend side...
>>
>> Doesn't really help, as we need to ensure it works sanely with
>> existing servers too.
>>
>
> Well it will work with only those servers which support default values for
> arguments (PG 8.4 onwards, right?).
>
> But I guess you mean, we should find a solution more on the pgadmin side
> instead of tinkering with the backend?
Yes.
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