Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk> writes:
> Just showing my ignorance: I read 46.2.3 Extended Query, and wondered "What
> is a portal?" (portal == cursor?)
It's the thing that holds the state of an executable command. I was
going to call 'em cursors, but a cursor only works for a SELECT command,
so it didn't seem like the right word. I seized on "portal" which is
the term already used internally in the backend. If you've got a better
idea, let's hear it ...
regards, tom lane