I added a mention of how to use the pager to lookup datatype mentions in
psql \df:
To look up functions taking argument or returning values of a specific
type, use your pager's search capability to scroll through the
\df output.
No one could come up with a good API to
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
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 11:49:20AM -0600, David Fetter wrote:
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.
* Part of \df (for
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 06:34:47PM -0500, Alex J. Avriette wrote:
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 11:49:20AM -0600, David Fetter wrote:
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
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 04:07:50PM -0800, David Fetter wrote:
\dfT integer
might bring back all the functions that operate on (or return)
integers.
I like this the best so far. My only concern is that there is a
whole lot of output generated by this (see thread parent).
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
