Re: proposal - psql output file write mode

so 28. 3. 2020 v 6:30 odesílatel Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
napsal:

> Hi
>
> I am playing with pspg and inotify support. It is working pretty well and
> now can be nice if forwarding to output file can be configured little bit
> more. Now, only append mode is supported. But append mode doesn't work with
> pspg pager. So I propose new pset option "file_output_mode" with two
> possible values "append" (default, current behave) and "rewrite" (new mode).
>
> Usage:
>
> \pset file_ouput_mode rewrite
>
> In this mode, the file is opened before printing and it is closed after
> printing.
>
> What do you think about this proposal?
>

I tried to implement this feature and it doesn't look like good idea. There
is not trivial implementation, and looks so costs are higher than benefits.

Pavel

> Regards
>
> Pavel
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