On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 09:18, Merlin Moncure wrote: > > If the backend can not handle the version I request, but can handle a > > prior version, I'd like to know. I am planning on having handlers for > > multiple protocol versions in the same memory space (I'm using > > Smalltalk, BTW) so that one application can talk to various databases > of > > various vintages. > > > how about a system table, say pg_features which can be queried by the fe > interface? This could be a table of bools with named features and/or > other little widgets for compatibility. No protocol modification > required, unless the scope of the protocol change is such that you can't > execute a connection and a query.
But wouldn't you have to connect to get this information? Surely this is a catch 22. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
