| From: | Neil Conway <nconway(at)klamath(dot)dyndns(dot)org> |
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| To: | Jeff Davis <list-pgsql-general(at)dynworks(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Notify argument? |
| Date: | 2002-03-20 05:48:52 |
| Message-ID: | 1016603332.1192.65.camel@jiro |
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On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 08:22, Jeff Davis wrote:
> I am curious, why does notify not support a string argument of some kind, to
> pass to the other connections? It seems it would be a little more useful.
You can pass data around using temp tables.
> Is this due to oracle compatibility issues?
Actually, I think that Oracle's implementation of this feature actually
allows for a user-specified string argument.
> Is it too difficult for it's usefulness?
AFAICT it shouldn't be too difficult. However, there is a note in the
TODO list referring to breaking backwards compatability with the
"pgNotify API". Exactly how backwards compatible do we need to be?
Cheers,
Neil
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Neil Conway <neilconway(at)rogers(dot)com>
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