From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Brian Kejser <bkejser(at)KAISERDIGITAL(dot)com> |
Cc: | "'pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Functionality |
Date: | 2001-06-10 01:27:10 |
Message-ID: | 200106100127.f5A1RA114924@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Hi
>
> I have been learning postgresql for the last couple days and I have been
> trying to determine what it can and cannot do in relation to Oracle (where I
> have several years experience).
>
> Questions
>
> 1. Can postgresql load/pin objects (i.e. tables, procedures, etc.) into
> memory at startup?
No.
> 2. Does postgresql use a SQL cache like Oracle? If so, can the cache be
> viewed or summarized using SQL?
No, I don't think so.
> 3. Is it possible to return anything other than a single value from a
> server-side procedure. If so, how?
No.
> 4. Can SQL be parameterized like in Oracle (i.e. "SELECT name FROM table
> WHERE somefield = :var1")?
No.
> 5. Does postgresql support SQL hints (belong using the JOIN keyword)?
No.
> 6. Does postgresql use table spaces like in Oracle (i.e. database objects
> are placed if different tables spaces according to usage)?
No.
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