Re: Disparity in search_path SHOW and SET

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Disparity in search_path SHOW and SET
Date: 2005-12-23 00:38:28
Message-ID: 200512230038.jBN0cSu09861@candle.pha.pa.us
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OK, applied. I have _not_ backpatched this.

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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Uh, SHOW does show the quotes:
>
> > test=> show search_path;
> > search_path
> > ----------------
> > "$user",public
> > (1 row)
>
> Hmm ... you're right, it does, so the current default is actually a
> value that you can't get into the variable by a normal SET.
> Interesting. (We are doing the "smart" stuff during SET not SHOW,
> it appears.)
>
> regression=# show search_path ;
> search_path
> --------------
> $user,public
> (1 row)
>
> regression=# set search_path = '$user',public;
> SET
> regression=# show search_path ;
> search_path
> -----------------
> "$user", public
> (1 row)
>
> Given that, I agree with changing the default string. It should look
> the same as a value that you could actually assign ...
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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