Re: [HACKERS] Win32 port

2002-11-07 Thread Steve Howe
a lot of work to do on other areas too... To Katie: does it compile with Mingw too ? - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:howe;carcass.dhs.org ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

Re: [HACKERS] Win32 port

2002-11-06 Thread Steve Howe
regards, Steve Howe mailto:howe;carcass.dhs.org ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [HACKERS] Win32 port

2002-11-06 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Bruce, Wednesday, November 6, 2002, 8:33:32 PM, you wrote: BM Steve Howe wrote: Hello Bruce, Wednesday, November 6, 2002, 3:19:35 AM, you wrote: BM I have copies of Peer Direct's (Jan's company) port of PostgreSQL to BM Win32, and SRA's port to Win32, and permission to generate

[HACKERS] Datetime type dropped from v7.3 ?

2002-11-06 Thread Steve Howe
(); version - PostgreSQL 7.3b3 on i386-unknown-freebsd4.4, compiled by GCC 2.95.3 (1 row) howe=# create table a(b datetime); ERROR: Type datetime does not exist - Best regards, Steve Howe

Re: [HACKERS] Datetime type dropped from v7.3 ?

2002-11-06 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Tom, Thursday, November 7, 2002, 1:17:00 AM, you wrote: TL Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just wondering if the datetime type was dropped on purpose from PostgreSQL 7.3 ? TL Yes. Ad-hoc name translations in the parser create bogosities with TL respect to schemas --- I forget

Re: [HACKERS] Win32 port

2002-11-06 Thread Steve Howe
version... ... just my thoughts, of course. - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:howe;carcass.dhs.org ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge

[HACKERS] Cache lookup failed for relation 16905 ??

2002-11-02 Thread Steve Howe
where pg_table_is_visible(p.oid); ERROR: Cache lookup failed for relation 16905 ERROR: Cache lookup failed for relation 16905 What does that message mean ? there is not even such a relation in pg_class. Thanks. -- Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:howe;carcass.dhs.org

Re: [HACKERS] Cache lookup failed for relation 16905 ??

2002-11-02 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Tom, Saturday, November 2, 2002, 11:26:56 AM, you wrote: TL Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got a weird behavior testing PostgreSQL 7.3b3. The query below was run in a FreeBSD 4.4 system, on a fresh install and just I just had made an initb. No classes created at all. howe

Re: [HACKERS] Cache lookup failed for relation 16905 ??

2002-11-02 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Tom, Saturday, November 2, 2002, 5:17:29 PM, you wrote: TL Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: howe=# select p.oid, n.nspname, pg_get_userbyid(p.proowner), proname from pg_proc as p, pg_namespace as n where pg_table_is_visible(p.oid); However, this situation lead me into another issue

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-09 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Jan, Monday, September 9, 2002, 11:26:20 AM, you wrote: JW Steve Howe wrote: Hello Bruce, Friday, September 6, 2002, 9:52:18 PM, you wrote: BM I am not any happier about it than you are. Your report is good because BM it is the first case where returning the wrong value

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-09 Thread Steve Howe
to read the proposal posted to get aware of the discussion. Thanks. - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-09 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Jan, Monday, September 9, 2002, 11:15:47 AM, you wrote: JW Steve Howe wrote: Hello all, PostgreSQL *still* has a bug where PQcmdStatus() won't return the number of rows updated. But that is essential for applications, since without it of course we don't know if the updates/delete

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count from complex commands [return] issue

2002-09-09 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Peter, Monday, September 9, 2002, 3:41:41 PM, you wrote: PE Steve Howe writes: Here are the proposals for solutioning the Return proper effected tuple count from complex commands [return] issue as seen on TODO. Any comments ?... This is obviously open to voting and discussion. PE We

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-09 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Jan, Monday, September 9, 2002, 4:56:04 PM, you wrote: JW Steve Howe wrote: Hello Jan, Monday, September 9, 2002, 11:15:47 AM, you wrote: JW So please, proper behavior is not allways what your favorite tool JW expects. And just because you cannot fix your tool doesn't make

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-09 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Bruce, Monday, September 9, 2002, 11:13:20 PM, you wrote: BM Steve Howe wrote: Because the affected commands are supposed to give you back information on what your INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE commands, not what is making behind the scenes. And it seems that other people in the thread agree

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper affected tuple

2002-09-09 Thread Steve Howe
. - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
:) - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count from complex commands [return] issue

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Bruce, Monday, September 9, 2002, 12:21:11 AM, you wrote: BM Steve Howe wrote: Hello Bruce, But this *is* the total number of rows affected. There is no current (defined) behavior of rows affected by the same kind of command issued, although I agree it makes some sense. BM Yes

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Bruce, Monday, September 9, 2002, 12:22:26 AM, you wrote: BM Steve Howe wrote: JC return OID if sum of all replacement INSERTs in the rule inserted JConly one row, else zero I don't agree with this one since it would lead us to a meaningless information... what would

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
imagination of PostgreSQL users has come to all kind of uses and misuses for such a powerful feature :) - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
return some information for the client, why not doing it ? :-) - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http

[HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count from complex commands [return] issue

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
Hello all, Here are the proposals for solutioning the Return proper effected tuple count from complex commands [return] issue as seen on TODO. Any comments ?... This is obviously open to voting and discussion. -- Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count from complex commands [return] issue

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
really wants a fix. *Please* let's do it :) Thanks. - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe

Re: [HACKERS] Proposal: Solving the Return proper effected tuple count

2002-09-08 Thread Steve Howe
... JC +1 for the version above ;-) Which ? Yours or Tom's ? :) - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-07 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Tom, Saturday, September 7, 2002, 5:42:33 PM, you wrote: TL Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BM I suggest you read the TODO detail on the item and make a proposal on BM how it _should_ work and if you can get agreement from everyone, you may BM be able to nag someone into doing

[HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-06 Thread Steve Howe
you very much. - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-06 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Bruce, Friday, September 6, 2002, 3:22:13 PM, you wrote: BM Steve Howe wrote: Hello all, PostgreSQL *still* has a bug where PQcmdStatus() won't return the number of rows updated. But that is essential for applications, since without it of course we don't know if the updates/delete

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-06 Thread Steve Howe
is this and make a fix. Thanks again... - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [HACKERS] Rule updates and PQcmdstatus() issue

2002-09-06 Thread Steve Howe
with PQcmdStatus() because it returns a single integer entry only. This was working on some previous build, wasn't it ? What was the previous behavior ? Shouldn't the patch follow that way ? - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [HACKERS] Roadmap for a Win32 port

2002-06-05 Thread Steve Howe
.html. Classic is the fork() model, and the SuperServer is the threaded model. - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL

Re: [HACKERS] Roadmap for a Win32 port

2002-06-05 Thread Steve Howe
. A service can be automatically started when the machine boots up. - Best regards, Steve Howe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http

Re: [HACKERS] Catalogs design question

2001-10-27 Thread Steve Howe
... Best Regards, Steve Howe ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [HACKERS] Catalogs design question

2001-10-27 Thread Steve Howe
:) Best Regards, Steve Howe ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [HACKERS] Catalogs design question

2001-10-20 Thread Steve Howe
it, and many don't even know how to do it :( Best Regards, Steve Howe ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [HACKERS] Catalogs design question

2001-10-20 Thread Steve Howe
option left ? Like arrays being referenced in relations ? That's far from perfect, but at least would solve those issues and others which might appear in other catalogs... Best Regards, Steve Howe ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading

[HACKERS] Catalogs design question

2001-10-19 Thread Steve Howe
): Tip: Arrays are not lists; using arrays in the manner described in the previous paragraph is often a sign of database misdesign. The array field should generally be split off into a separate table. Tables can obviously be searched easily. Best Regards, Steve Howe

[HACKERS] Retriving users from group ?...

2001-08-14 Thread Steve Howe
pg_groupusers(grosysid integer, usesysid integer); That makes much more sense for me, unless at least the contrib array functions get implemented as builtins, so that we can test user groupship. Can that be added to the TODO least ?... Best Regards, Steve Howe

[HACKERS] Cursor queries fetches

2001-08-04 Thread Steve Howe
the query, store all rows in memory, and then pass small resultsets retrieved by FETCH commands on the client, or does it produces and retrieves each recorset as each FETCH command is issued ?? Best Regards, Steve Howe ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6

Re: [HACKERS] LIBPQ on Windows and large Queries

2001-07-31 Thread Steve Howe
Hello all, I was in a trip and just arrived, and will do it real soon. Best Regards, Steve Howe - Original Message - From: Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Hiroshi Inoue [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 8:57 PM

[HACKERS] LIBPQ on Windows and large Queries

2001-07-25 Thread Steve Howe
of this issue (ODBC applications are fine btw). I can also do any kind of testing under Windows (and actually I'll do it anyway). I wonder if this limitation also applies to the unix libpq library ??? Jan, Tom, Bruce - any news on this ? Best Regards, Steve Howe

[HACKERS] Large queries - again...

2001-07-20 Thread Steve Howe
at the libpq sources to find out where's the error, but I think it will take much less time to who develops it... Best Regards, Steve Howe ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again...

2001-07-20 Thread Steve Howe
- Original Message - From: Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again... Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It returns Error: pqReadData() -- read

Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again...

2001-07-20 Thread Steve Howe
Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (Thinks for awhile...) You're not using PQsetnonblocking() are you, by any chance? No, I'm not. Drat, another perfectly good theory down the drain :-(. Well, we're not going to find out anymore until we discover what the error code actually

Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again...

2001-07-20 Thread Steve Howe
- Original Message - From: Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 1:39 AM Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again... OK, I just applied a patch to add the final fixes

Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again...

2001-07-20 Thread Steve Howe
Hello Tom, It returns Error: pqReadData() -- read() failed: errno=0 No error as expected when a nil pointer is returned. Best Regards, Steve Howe - Original Message - From: Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 20

Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again...

2001-07-20 Thread Steve Howe
that proves libpq under windows has this bug ??? Best Regards, Steve Howe - Original Message - From: Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Steve Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Large queries - again... Steve Howe [EMAIL

[HACKERS] PQexec() 8191 bytes limit and text fields

2001-07-18 Thread Steve Howe
to the built-in large objects API. Does anyone have a better way of doing this ? Best Regards, Steve Howe http://www.vitavoom.com ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl

Re: [HACKERS] PQexec() 8191 bytes limit and text fields

2001-07-18 Thread Steve Howe
ok in everything but this issue... I guess I'll do it again, after checking the sources :) Other people reported me they send large queries with no problems, so I guess it should really be a problem of mine... Best Regards, Steve Howe - Original Message - From: Tom Lane

[HACKERS] This script will crash the connection

2001-01-23 Thread Steve Howe
processing the request. The connection to the server was lost. Attempting reset: Failed. !# Any comments ? I need this kind of code working for a demo for ZeosDBO users... Best Regards, Steve Howe

[HACKERS] Must implement PQnotifyFree()

2001-01-14 Thread Steve Howe
to implement such a function and this should be no trouble. Could you please consider it ? Of course nobody wants memory corruption in their applications and we don't like having to let those records allocated, but we can't currently do much about it. Thanks. Best Regards, Steve Howe Capella

Re: [HACKERS] OID Implicit limit

2000-12-20 Thread Steve Howe
""Christopher Kings-Lynne"" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Reading the documentation, I see that OIDs are unique through the whole database. But since OIDs are int4, does that limit the number of rows I can have in a

[HACKERS] OID Implicit limit

2000-12-18 Thread Steve Howe
Hi folks, Reading the documentation, I see that OIDs are unique through the whole database. But since OIDs are int4, does that limit the number of rows I can have in a database to 2^32 = 4 billion ? Best Regards, Howe