Re: heap_create with OID?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: chris(at)bitmead(dot)com
Cc: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: heap_create with OID?
Date: 2000-07-04 14:00:08
Message-ID: 200007041400.KAA22771@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Would this allow you to create a tuble with a user-specified oid?
>
> We definitely need this functionality for all tables, not just large
> objects.
>
> However you won't be able to discover if the oid is free or not. You
> could end up with duplicate oids. Thus anybody who uses the feature
> should know what they're doing.

Yes, this type of thing is clearly needed. We need to be able to UPDATE
the oid column too.

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