"Alex J. Avriette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to request the following feature: > > Frequently when answering questions on IRC for people, questions > fall into one of two categories, "what function can I use to > manipulate datatype xyz," and "what datatype can i use for xyz." > > The latter is harder to answer than the former. For the former, I > propose a macro in psql, "\qf" (query function). Obviously, the name > implies a broader scope than simply querying the datatypes > permissable.
I know this is just syntactical nit-picking, but I'm wondering where this functionality belongs. A few possibilities: * Part of \dT (describing data types) * Part of \df (for functions) * A new \ command * Non-empty subsets of the above * And, of course, the all-important Stuff I Haven't Thought Of. Duplication--especially for help systems--is not a bad thing, as long as it's only duplication of access and not of code bases. Just my $0.02 :) Cheers, D -- David Fetter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://fetter.org/ phone: +1 510 893 6100 cell: +1 415 235 3778 Who is wise? He who learns from all. Ben Zoma, Pirkei Avot 4:1 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
