> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Page > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hiroshi Inoue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 13 March 2003 10:04 > > To: Dave Page > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Roadmap for FE/BE protocol redesign > > > > > > Dave Page wrote: > > > > > > It's rumoured that Hiroshi Inoue once said: > > > > > > > > Does looking up by the catalog keys take no cost ? > > > > > > Obviously there is cost, but doing a lookup only on demand, > > has got to > > > be cheaper in the long run than including the entire column > > definition > > > in the message whether it's wanted or not? > > > > So if there are 100 fields, should we ask the backend > > the column name 100 times ? > > No, the column name is there already.
The column name isn't there. If a field has its alias name the alias is there. regards, Hiroshi Inoue ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
