Re: [PATCH] Proposal for HIDDEN/INVISIBLE column

čt 14. 10. 2021 v 14:13 odesílatel Vik Fearing <vik(at)postgresfriends(dot)org>
napsal:

> On 10/14/21 1:47 PM, Aleksander Alekseev wrote:
> > Hi Gilles,
> >
> >> Any though and interest in this feature?
> >
> > Personally, I wouldn't call this feature particularly useful. `SELECT
> > *` is intended for people who are working with DBMS directly e.g. via
> > psql and want to see ALL columns.
>
> I disagree strongly with this. It is really annoying when working
> interactively with psql on a table that has a PostGIS geometry column,
> or any other large blobby type column.
>
> I have not looked at the patch, but +1 for the feature.
>

Cannot be better to redefine some strategies for output for some types.

I can agree so sometimes in some environments proposed features can be
nice, but it can be a strong footgun too.

Maybe some strange data can be filtered in psql and it can be better
solution. I agree, so usually print long geometry in psql is useless.

Regards

Pavel

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