Re: Hiding data in postgresql

From: Peter Hunsberger <peter(dot)hunsberger(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Hector Beyers <hqbeyers(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Hiding data in postgresql
Date: 2010-05-24 20:29:27
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On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Hector Beyers <hqbeyers(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Dear Peter,
> can you elaborate on what you mean by storing 'this' in the index. Are you
> referring to the function that is applied over the data?
> How would you be able to see the result with a dump?

Yes, you would the function to create the index, something like:

create index gunk on tbl1 ( hidefunc( a, b, c ) )

The data created in this index might be viewable in a database dump by
simple inspection with something like an editor. How meaningful it
might be is another question...

--
Peter Hunsberger

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