Sent from my iPhone On 7 jan 2011, at 20:46, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Joel Jacobson <j...@gluefinance.com> writes: >> The function obj_unique_identifier(oid) will return a unique name for _any_ >> oid. > > Surely this is broken by design? You can *not* assume that the same OID > isn't in use for different things in different system catalogs. They're > only guaranteed unique within a catalog. That's the main reason why > pg_depend has to include the classid. > > regards, tom lane Correct. That is why the regclass name (classid) is included in the unique name. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers