Re: XML ouput for psql

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: XML ouput for psql
Date: 2003-03-05 22:37:35
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0303051829550.2224-100000@peter.localdomain
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greg(at)turnstep(dot)com writes:

> I think all psql needs is a simple output, similar to the ones used by
> Oracle, Sybase, and MySQL; the calling application should then process
> it in some way as needed (obviously this is not for interactive use).
> Where can one find a "standard table model?"

I think for processing-oriented output, the system described in the
SQL/XML standard draft is the way to go. Considering the people who wrote
it, it's probably pulled from, or bound to appear in, a major commercial
database.

I also think that psql is not the place to implement something like this.
It's most likely best put in the backend, as a function like

xmlfoo('select * from t1;')

Then any interface and application that likes it, not just psql-based
ones, can use it.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net

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