Re: [HACKERS] Lisp as a procedural language?

2008-10-20 Thread John DeSoi
many different Lisp implementations to provide a Lisp IDE in Emacs. BTW, this is Lisp's 50th birthday being celebrated today at OOPSLA. http://www.lisp50.org/ John DeSoi, Ph.D. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription:

Re: [HACKERS] Lisp as a procedural language?

2008-10-20 Thread John DeSoi
;m not very proficient with C. If anyone is interested in leading the way, I would be happy to help. John DeSoi, Ph.D. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers

Re: [HACKERS] plpgsql keywords are hidden reserved words

2007-11-05 Thread John DeSoi
r column names. It would be nice to have something like "declare $myvar integer;" so it would be very easy to distinguish variable and parameter names from structure names or reserved words. John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)

Re: [HACKERS] Has anyone tried out the PL/pgSQL debugger?

2007-09-06 Thread John DeSoi
o get simple session going (e.g. how to start a session and request the source for a procedure). Thanks, John John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Have you searched our list arc

Re: [HACKERS] Has anyone tried out the PL/pgSQL debugger?

2007-09-05 Thread John DeSoi
out t text, out i integer) returns record as $$ begin t := 'test 1'; i := 10; return; end; $$ language plpgsql; I did the following: 1. Right click the function and chose "Debug" from the "Debugging" submenu. 2. Clicked the OK button on the di

Re: [HACKERS] Has anyone tried out the PL/pgSQL debugger?

2007-09-05 Thread John DeSoi
evening. Possible hint: the function had no IN parameters, but many OUT parameters. John John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend

Re: [HACKERS] Has anyone tried out the PL/pgSQL debugger?

2007-09-04 Thread John DeSoi
a pgAdmin bug when you start a debug session on a function that has no parameters: ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" LINE 1: SELECT * FROM myschema.myfunction) ^ Thanks for doing this project -- looks great. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.

Re: [HACKERS] Has anyone tried out the PL/pgSQL debugger?

2007-09-04 Thread John DeSoi
on 'stringToQualifiedNameList' plugin_profiler.c: In function 'dumpStatsXML': plugin_profiler.c:847: warning: format '%07ld' expects type 'long int', but argument 4 has type 'suseconds_t' plugin_profiler.c:850: warning: f

Re: [HACKERS] Per-function search_path => per-function GUC settings

2007-09-01 Thread John DeSoi
ments which can be a hassle for large argument lists. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org

Re: [HACKERS] pg_get_tabledef

2007-05-21 Thread John DeSoi
for postgres by the tools. I would like to have this functionality (yesterday :) -- I'm currently working on this for pgEdit. Let me know if you need help with review or testing. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broa

Re: [HACKERS] Loading the PL/pgSQL debugger (and other plugins)

2006-07-21 Thread John DeSoi
ace to the debugger would work. From previous threads I saw DBGP mentioned (http://xdebug.org/docs-dbgp.php), but I don't recall seeing any final commitment to it. Thanks, John John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(e

Re: [HACKERS] contrib promotion?

2006-07-14 Thread John DeSoi
On Jul 14, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: Doesn't our inclusion of md5() pretty much blow that argument away? (Just asking). I don't think so because md5 is just a one way hash function. There is no method to decrypt anything :). John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.

Re: [HACKERS] [CORE] GPL Source and Copyright Questions

2006-06-23 Thread John DeSoi
to compile from source on Win32 freely available? John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend

Re: [HACKERS] [OT] MySQL is bad, but THIS bad?

2006-05-18 Thread John DeSoi
mysql/gotchas.html#1_14 John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq

Re: [HACKERS] [OT] MySQL is bad, but THIS bad?

2006-05-17 Thread John DeSoi
ysqlcompat/ John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match

Re: [HACKERS] Google SoC--Idea Request

2006-04-19 Thread John DeSoi
several other possible PL/PHP issues that would warrant a SoC project. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org

Re: [HACKERS] Summer of Code Preparation

2006-04-05 Thread John DeSoi
s, I'll be happy to spread the word. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

Re: [HACKERS] pgNixInstaller: Making PostgreSQL relocatable

2006-03-24 Thread John DeSoi
references, but at least I found a solution without having to understand gcc. http://www.pgadmin.org/archives/pgadmin-support/2006-03/msg00053.php John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TI

Re: [HACKERS] pgNixInstaller: Making PostgreSQL relocatable

2006-03-23 Thread John DeSoi
ility version 1.0.0, current version 369.1.5) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 88.1.2) /usr/lib/libmx.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 92.0.0) It would be really nice to have relative references. John DeSoi, Ph.D.

Re: [HACKERS] character encoding in StartupMessage

2006-02-28 Thread John DeSoi
her way to deal with non-ascii characters? Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend

Re: [HACKERS] character encoding in StartupMessage

2006-02-28 Thread John DeSoi
this affliction. So are the database/user names in the startup message compared using the default encoding of the cluster or is just a straight byte comparison with no consideration of the encoding? Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL

[HACKERS] character encoding in StartupMessage

2006-02-27 Thread John DeSoi
I could not find anything in the Frontend/Backend protocol docs about character encoding in the StartupMessage. Assuming it is legal for a database or user name to have unicode characters, how is this handled when nothing yet has been said about the client encoding? Thanks, John DeSoi

Re: [HACKERS] Contrib Schemas

2006-01-13 Thread John DeSoi
d on the super user in a hosted environment. Maybe the best solution here would be some web interface setup by the hoster to perform specific approved tasks like tsearch install. This is already the mechanism used to allow users to create their own databases. Thanks for taking t

Re: [HACKERS] Contrib Schemas

2006-01-12 Thread John DeSoi
want it or not, (2) restoring the database is going to have permission problems. Would it be reasonable for there to be a way for the super user to grant access to load "approved" modules and/or C language functions? John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power

Re: [HACKERS] psql & readline & win32

2006-01-04 Thread John DeSoi
commands for specific completion types, e.g. complete table, complete function, etc. I hope to have a beta out soon with 8.1 psql and updated tab completion for the new commands (roles, etc). John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(e

Re: [HACKERS] Why don't we allow DNS names in pg_hba.conf?

2006-01-01 Thread John DeSoi
SSH tunneling implies another level of software, user accounts, and permissions. It would be nice to handle the entire sphere of users and permissions from within PostgreSQL. For database access requirements, I would much rather allow DNS names in pg_hba.conf than provide SSH access.

Re: [HACKERS] Request for a "force interactive mode" flag (-I) for psql

2005-10-14 Thread John DeSoi
tions. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-04/threads.php It seems pretty simple and non-invasive. I don't recall seeing the reasons against doing it. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of

Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL from source using MinGW

2005-09-07 Thread John DeSoi
. Sorry I don't recall what, if any, limitations that involves. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq

Re: [HACKERS] Sleep functions

2005-08-22 Thread John DeSoi
On Aug 22, 2005, at 12:40 AM, Michael Fuhr wrote: To others who've written their own sleep() function: what are you using it for? I need it for API and user interface testing. I want to be sure things behave correctly when a long running query is interrupted. John DeSoi, Ph.D.

Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Continue transactions after errors in psql

2005-04-26 Thread John DeSoi
e nice to be able to override the default. Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org

Re: [HACKERS] Some download statistics

2005-02-24 Thread John DeSoi
wnload a single file. This makes it a pain to get accurate download statistics. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq

Re: [HACKERS] sigint psql

2005-02-21 Thread John DeSoi
may execute a \i command and the user wants to stop before the file is processed. What mechanism is used to do this on win32? I thought it could be accomplished on Unix with kill -2, hence my original question. But maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D.

Re: [HACKERS] sigint psql

2005-02-21 Thread John DeSoi
dback and suggestions. Since I need this to work on win32, I guess I'll just abort the stream and reconnect. The main issue with this is trying to restore any state associated with the connection (e.g. search_path). John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for

[HACKERS] sigint psql

2005-02-18 Thread John DeSoi
g if there was some way to work around this short of recompiling the source. I need to do the same thing on Windows. Thanks for any suggestions, John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8: explain

Re: [HACKERS] postgresql documentation for developers

2005-02-03 Thread John DeSoi
here: http://developer.postgresql.org and http://developer.postgresql.org/readtext.php?src/FAQ/ FAQ_DEV.html+Developers-FAQ John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe

Re: [HACKERS] psql 8.0 final not working on NT 4.0sp6

2005-01-18 Thread John DeSoi
-rc1, so I would hate to see it go away over this one issue. I did not realize that 95/98 worked at all. I don't think anyone really wants to setup a server on 95, 98, or even NT4, but it would be really nice if psql would work. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for

Re: [HACKERS] psql 8.0 final not working on NT 4.0sp6

2005-01-18 Thread John DeSoi
ller gives me. SSL suport possibly? Use pg_config from the installer to find the exact commandline used for that. If that's not it, then different version of mingw gcc probably. That's it -- thanks. If I'm posting to the wrong list for this, please let me know. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http:

Re: [HACKERS] psql 8.0 final not working on NT 4.0sp6

2005-01-18 Thread John DeSoi
mess. hackers-win32 is prboably slightly more on-topic OK, will do for next time. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http

[HACKERS] psql 8.0 final not working on NT 4.0sp6

2005-01-18 Thread John DeSoi
r than what the installer gives me. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that

[HACKERS] pgEdit public beta for Macintosh and Windows

2004-11-17 Thread John DeSoi
help! John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL = pgEdit is a high performance SQL editor and development environment designed specifically for PostgreSQL relational databases. pgEdit features include: * SQL Syntax coloring specifically designed for PostgreSQL Postg

[HACKERS] looking for pgEdit beta testers

2004-09-30 Thread John DeSoi
n spare a little time to take a look and provide some feedback. Thanks! John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL = pgEdit is a high performance SQL editor and development environment designed specifically for PostgreSQL relational databases. It supports Emacs style ed

Re: [HACKERS] row description for domain in 7.4

2003-06-27 Thread John DeSoi
to be the OID of the created type.) What I want to do is store text but know that the column is a specific text format so that it can be parsed properly by the front end. Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings

Re: [HACKERS] row description for domain in 7.4

2003-06-26 Thread John DeSoi
Did I mis-analyze the situation in the previous email? Is it not just one query to the database to get the base type compared to a lot more effort to get the domain? Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you search

Re: [HACKERS] row description for domain in 7.4

2003-06-26 Thread John DeSoi
and add connection-specific setting for clients that need it. I don't think a postgresql.conf option (alone) is viable because users might want to use different kinds of front ends for the same server. Best, John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)

Re: [HACKERS] row description for domain in 7.4

2003-06-26 Thread John DeSoi
d all the reasonable keywords I can think of in the archive search, but I can't seem to find anything. Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings

[HACKERS] row description for domain in 7.4

2003-06-25 Thread John DeSoi
. 7.4 bug or something I need to work out on my own? Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html

Re: [HACKERS] 3.0 fe/be protocol bug?

2003-05-29 Thread John DeSoi
ve to wait a while for 4 billion bytes :). BTW, very nice job on the 3.0 protocol. Very clean and pretty straightforward to implement. Thanks for your help, John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives?

[HACKERS] 3.0 fe/be protocol bug?

2003-05-29 Thread John DeSoi
is past weekend. Thanks, John DeSoi, Ph.D. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html