On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 12:49 AM, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Problems 2-4 actually have to do with a DestReceiver of type >> DestRemote really, really wanting to have an associated Portal and >> database connection, so one approach is to create a stripped-down >> DestReceiver that doesn't care about those things and then passing >> that to GetPGVariable. > > I tried that and it worked out pretty well, so I'm inclined to go with > this approach. Proposed patches attached. 0001 adds the new > DestReceiver type, and 0002 is a revised patch to implement the SHOW > command itself. > > Thoughts, comments?
This looks like a sensible approach to me. DestRemoteSimple could be useful for background workers that are not connected to a database as well. Isn't there a problem with PGC_REAL parameters? -- Michael -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers