Re: BUG #5304: psql using conninfo fails in connecting to the server

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Joe Conway  wrote:
> Here's a patch.

Thanks!

> If "=" is found in the dbname psql argument, the argument is assumed to
> be a conninfo string. In that case, append application_name to the
> conninfo and use PQsetdbLogin() as before. Otherwise use the new
> PQconnectdbParams().
>
> Also only uses static assignments for array constructors.
>
> Objections?

I think that PQconnectdbParams() rather than psql should handle the
dbname containing "=". Otherwise whenever we use PQconnectdbParams(),
we would have to check for the content of the dbname before calling
it in the future application. Which looks very messy for me.

Regards,

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Fujii Masao
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