Re: textarray option for file FDW

From: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: textarray option for file FDW
Date: 2011-01-15 19:59:37
Message-ID: m2hbdaey52.fsf@2ndQuadrant.fr
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Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Why is this a good thing? It seems like it would accomplish little
> except to defeat the SQL type system entirely.

It simply allows to have the classical ETL problem solved directly in
the database server, in SQL. That's huge.

Regards,
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Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support

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