Re: Options for protocol level cursors - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Kris Jurka
Subject Re: Options for protocol level cursors
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Msg-id Pine.BSO.4.64.0806131939240.32466@leary.csoft.net
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In response to Re: Options for protocol level cursors  (James William Pye <pgsql@jwp.name>)
Responses Re: Options for protocol level cursors  (James William Pye <pgsql@jwp.name>)
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On Fri, 13 Jun 2008, James William Pye wrote:

> My thoughts for creating a HOLD and/or SCROLL cursor on Bind would be to 
> add YA GUC stating the cursor options for Bind cursors. Something along 
> the lines of "default_bind_options=HOLD,SCROLL".
>
> 2. I'm the only one asking/looking for it. (I'm so lonely ;)
>


The JDBC driver would also like this ability, but a GUC is a pretty ugly 
hack.  Also, since you still have to go to the SQL level to issue the MOVE 
or FETCH BACKWARD, you're still not all the way there to a full protocol 
solution.

Kris Jurka



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