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

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org, pgsql-interfaces(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] First draft of new FE/BE protocol spec posted for comments
Date: 2003-04-16 14:06:07
Message-ID: 17669.1050501967@sss.pgh.pa.us
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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 ...

regards, tom lane

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