Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> Peter Eisentraut wrote: >>> Magnus Hagander wrote: >>>> That also requires a "reasonable shell", which all platforms don't >>>> have... >>> I think doing any sort of reasonable scripting around psql requires a >>> reasonable shell. Or next someone will suggest implementing loops and >>> conditionals in psql. >> ... Now that you mention it :) >> >> psql is a shell. It is the postgresql shell. I don't see any problem >> with continuing to extend the postgresql shell to a more functional >> platform that is independent. > > At least it'd help those poor people trying to do conditional COMMIT or > ROLLBACK based on the transaction status. Maybe it's not such a bad > idea. > > On the other hand, seeing how the history line numbers patch is still > nowhere to be seen, I don't think we should be expecting you to send a > patch ... ;-)
No one would except it from me, I would just embed python ;) Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend