Re: Views, views, views: Summary of Arguments

>
> ... thus, as I see it, the *primary* question is in fact argument (2). That
> is, is information_schema sufficient, and if not, can it be extended without
> breaking SQL standards? Argument (1) did not seem to have a lot of evidence
> on the "con" side, and the strongest argument against (3) is that we should
> use information_schema.

(2) The information_schema is good but not sufficient. It either needs
more info as suggested by this thread or we need an extended version for
Pg specifically.

(1) I can't see anyone in their right mind on the user space / support
of users side arguing against the need for more information about
PostgreSQL and the way it interacts.

(3) If we can use the information_schema let's do so. However it should
not be a stopping block.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake
Command Prompt. Inc.

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