Re: [INTERFACES] First draft of new FE/BE protocol spec posted for

From: Bruce Badger <bruce_badger(at)badgerse(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] First draft of new FE/BE protocol spec posted for
Date: 2003-04-16 21:50:21
Message-ID: 1050529823.1760.29.camel@alice
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On Thu, 2003-04-17 at 00:06, Tom Lane wrote:
> Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk> writes:
> > Just showing my ignorance: I read 46.2.3 Extended Query, and wondered "What
> > is a portal?" (portal == cursor?)
>
> It's the thing that holds the state of an executable command. I was
> going to call 'em cursors, but a cursor only works for a SELECT command,
> so it didn't seem like the right word. I seized on "portal" which is
> the term already used internally in the backend. If you've got a better
> idea, let's hear it ...

Context, perhaps?

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