From: | "Sander Steffann" <sander(at)steffann(dot)nl> |
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To: | "PostgreSQL Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Are we losing momentum? |
Date: | 2003-04-21 22:48:10 |
Message-ID: | 001201c30858$16111b70$65c8a8c0@10ww.steffann.nl |
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Hi,
> On Mon, 2003-04-21 at 16:26, scott.marlowe wrote:
> > Yet there is no equivalent materialized view that puts the data together
> > for the user. I don't know about you, but show table tablename is a bit
> > easier to grasp for beginners than the above sequence of SQL statements.
>
> Granted -- but I don't think that replacing or augmenting the system
> catalogs with a set of SHOW commands is a good idea (which is what you
> suggested originally). IMHO enhancing the system catalogs by adding
> views that encapsulate more of the \ command functionality into the
> backend is a good idea, and one that should be implemented eventually.
> AFAIK that's been the consensus for some time...
I think the SHOW commands won't be neccesary when there are views to use.
There is already a good SQL command to get data/information from the
databaseserver: SELECT. Adding SHOW commands to the backend that essentially
do a SELECT on a system view are a bad thing IMHO. The user can just as easy
do a SELECT on the view himself.
All just IMHO ofcourse :)
Sander.
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