Re: quote_literal(integer) does not exist

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum <adsmail(at)wars-nicht(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: quote_literal(integer) does not exist
Date: 2007-11-26 04:58:51
Message-ID: 474A528B.8020408@dunslane.net
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Tom Lane wrote:

[...]
> it seems that quote_literal() has a good case,
> and you could also make an argument for allowing a non-text second
> argument for set_config()
>
>
[...]
> Thoughts?
>
>
>

I think there is just enough of a case for quote_literal(), although in
my experience the vast majority of places where it is used in fact
should be replaced by using placeholders. I find that I need to use it
very rarely indeed.

The case for set_config() is less compelling.

cheers

andrew

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