On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Tom Lane wrote: > Joel Jacobson <[email protected]> writes: >> The function obj_unique_identifier(oid) will return a unique name for _any_ >> oid. > > Surely this is broken by design? You can *not* assume that the same OID > isn't in use for different things in different system catalogs. They're > only guaranteed unique within a catalog. That's the main reason why > pg_depend has to include the classid.
BTW, if you're looking at making pg_depnd easier to use, see http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/[email protected] -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Architect [email protected] 512.569.9461 (cell) http://jim.nasby.net -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
