Dave Cramer wrote: > Will adding the logical attribute number break all of the external > tools? pg_dump, etc are all dependent on attnum now? > > Would it be possible to keep the meaning of attnum the same externally > and add another column internally to represent the physical number?
Interesting idea. It would require a lot of code renaming in the backend, but it could be done. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match