Re: modifying the tbale function

Tom Lane wrote:
> Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com> writes:
>> Returning control to the backend for every row returned would likely be
>> excessive, but you could return once every k rows and get most of the
>> benefits of both approaches (k might be on the order of 1000).
>
> However, this still leaves us with no idea how to persuade perl, tcl,
> python, et al to cooperate.

It seem like a useful optimization for C-functions, though. I was caught
by surprise a while ago when I realized that the way I've been using to
create simple test data quickly:

INSERT INTO foo SELECT key FROM generate_series(1, <large number>) key

materializes the generate_series result set first.

I'd like to have that changed, even if we leave the behavior as it is
for PLs.

Another affected use case is using dblink to copy large tables.

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