... > Perhaps a more relevant question is why are we cluttering the namespace > with any such function at all? What's the use case for it? We've > gotten along fine without one so far, and I don't really think that we > *ought* to be exposing random bits of internal implementation details > at the SQL level.
Actually, I was wondering the same thing, maybe for a different reason. Exposing the backend internals could have security implications (though don't make me concoct a scenario to prove it ;) Although it might have some usefulness for debugging, I think it should not be an "installed by default" feature, so istm would be a great candidate for a contrib/ function or library. If someone needs it, it is almost immediately available. - Thomas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]