Re: proposal: psql command \graw

2017-11-10 8:12 GMT+01:00 Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>:

>
> ISTM that you can remove "force_column_header" and just set "tuple_only"
>>> to what you need, that is you do not need to change anything in function
>>> "print_unaligned_text".
>>>
>>
>> Last point is not possible - I would not to break original tuple only
>> mode.
>>
>
> Hmmm... I do not understand. I can see only one use of force_column_header
> in the function:
>
> - if (!opt_tuples_only)
> + if (!opt_tuples_only || opt_force_column_header)
>
> So I would basically suggest to do:
>
> my_popt.topt.tuples_only = !pset.g_raw_header;
>
> in the driver. Looking at the detailed code in that function, probably you
> need to set start_table to on when headers are needed and stop_table to off
> for the raw mode anyway?
>
> Maybe I'm missing something, but it looks that it could be made to work
> without adding another boolean.
>

The tuples only cannot be disabled, because then other parts print number
of rows

postgres=# \pset format unaligned
Output format is unaligned.

postgres=# select 10 as a, 20 as b;
a|b
10|20
(1 row) ----<<<<<

> --
> Fabien.
>