Re: [HACKERS] feature request: \qf datatype

2004-03-30 Thread Bruce Momjian
I added a mention of how to use the pager to lookup datatype mentions in psql \df: To look up functions taking argument or returning values of a specific type, use your pager's search capability to scroll through the \df output. No one could come up with a good API to mak

Re: [HACKERS] feature request: \qf datatype

2003-12-26 Thread Alex J. Avriette
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 04:07:50PM -0800, David Fetter wrote: > \dfT integer > > might bring back all the functions that operate on (or return) > integers. I like this the best so far. My only concern is that there is a whole lot of output generated by this (see thread parent). > > > Duplicatio

Re: [HACKERS] feature request: \qf datatype

2003-12-26 Thread David Fetter
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 06:34:47PM -0500, Alex J. Avriette wrote: > On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 11:49:20AM -0600, David Fetter wrote: > > > The latter is harder to answer than the former. For the former, > > > I propose a macro in psql, "\qf" (query function). Obviously, > > > the name implies a broad

Re: [HACKERS] feature request: \qf datatype

2003-12-26 Thread Alex J. Avriette
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 11:49:20AM -0600, David Fetter wrote: > > The latter is harder to answer than the former. For the former, I > > propose a macro in psql, "\qf" (query function). Obviously, the name > > implies a broader scope than simply querying the datatypes > > permissable. > * Part of

Re: [HACKERS] feature request: \qf datatype

2003-12-26 Thread David Fetter
"Alex J. Avriette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to request the following feature: > > Frequently when answering questions on IRC for people, questions > fall into one of two categories, "what function can I use to > manipulate datatype xyz," and "what datatype can i use for xyz." > > The

[HACKERS] feature request: \qf datatype

2003-12-25 Thread Alex J. Avriette
I'd like to request the following feature: Frequently when answering questions on IRC for people, questions fall into one of two categories, "what function can I use to manipulate datatype xyz," and "what datatype can i use for xyz." The latter is harder to answer than the former. For the former,