01.03.2017 19:50, Vlad Khorsun wrote: > >>> If this variable is added as a context variable into "SYSTEM" namespace, >>> simple >>> "START_TIMESTAMP" should be enough >> >> It could be confused with attachment-start timestamp. > > I thought it is clear that ticket is about new system contex variable (like > CURRENT_TRANSACTION), not about new variable for the RDB$GET_CONTEX().
Well, I missed that, sorry. START_TIMESTAMP is a bad name for both implementations though. > Also, I prefer to avoid to return as a string something that is not a string. Agreed here. From another side, I don't like polluting the global namespace with non-standard but reserved keywords. Dmitry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
