Re: Client application name

Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> writes:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Jaime Casanova
> <jcasanov@systemguards.com.ec> wrote:
>> besides, as Robert mention, because of pooler connections using a GUC
>> is more appropiate...

> I'd like both options to be available to the programmer.

We have several things already that can be fed either from an
environment variable or an option in the connection string.
Is there any compelling reason why those two mechanisms aren't
adequate for this?
        regards, tom lane