Re: new format for describe (repost #2)

From: Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: new format for describe (repost #2)
Date: 2003-03-06 23:36:44
Message-ID: 1046993804.487.89.camel@jester
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On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 18:07, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Christopher Kings-Lynne writes:
>
> > I mean, what's easier to read at a glance:
> >
> > "$1" FOREIGN KEY (referrer) REFERENCES users_users(userid) ON DELETE SET
> > NULL
> >
> > or
> >
> > > Foreign Keys
> > > Name | Referencing Col | Referenced Tbl | Referenced Col | Delete Action
> > > ------+-----------------+----------------+----------------+---------------
> > ...
> > > $1 | referrer | users_users | userid | SET NULL
>
> The second.

Really? The name is easier to pick out, but other than that....

I guess it's what you're used to looking at.

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Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>

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