On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 08:50:31AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > On Thu, 2010-07-15 at 17:38 +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote: > > > > Looks like the last time this was discussed, there wasn't any clear > > > conclusion. Someone created a patch and it's still on the TODO list: > > > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-01/msg01845.php > > > > That one is about: > > a) doing it in psql., not the backend > > b) not actually implementing the command, but implementing hints for > > the user telling them which is the correct command > > > > Is there an actual common use-case for having these commands available > > for *non-psql* interfaces? > > Yes. We should provide a single, well described grammar for interacting > with objects in the database regardless of client. I should be able to > open ANY SQL terminal, and type SHOW ME THE MONEY and have Benjamins > fall out.
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