Hello Bruce,
Tuesday, July 06, 1999 you wrote:
B> Actually, there is:
B> select ctid from pg_class;
B> ctid
B> ------
B> (0,1)
B> (0,2)
B> ...
B> The number is the block number offset in the block. It doesn't help
B> because UPDATED rows would get a new tid. Tid's can be used for short
B> periods if you are sure the data in the table doesn't change, and there
B> is a TODO item to allow ctid reference in the WHERE clause.
It seems that you are moving in a right direction. But these tids
seem to be of short-term use, anyway. Why not to upgrade to full-featured
links at once?
Best regards, Leon