Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> Yeah. I'm leaning towards the idea that a protocol addition is what to >> do.
> I am confused why a protocol change would be desired. I was thinking that you might want it at a lower level than having to issue a SQL command to get at the data. A lot of what we changed in the 7.4 protocol revision involved eliminating the need to use SQL commands to get at information that a client library needs. But see my later note questioning just how useful these features would really be. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html