On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 23:41, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: > > > Exactly what semantics do you have in mind? > > > > The current syntax I'm using is: > > > > NOTIFY condition_name [ [WITH MESSAGE] 'my message' ]; > > > > But I'm open to suggestions for improvement. > > Have you considered visiting the oracle site and finding their documentation > for their NOTIFY statement and making sure you're using compatible syntax?
Oracle's implementation uses a completely different syntax to begin with: it's called DBMS_ALERT. > They might have extra stuff as well. >From a brief scan of their docs, it doesn't look like it. In fact, their implementation seems to be worse than PostgreSQL's in at least one respect: "A waiting application is blocked in the database and cannot do any other work." Cheers, Neil -- Neil Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Key ID: DB3C29FC ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
