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> On 1999-11-18, Tom Lane mentioned:
>
> > It'd certainly be easy enough for psql to save off the OID anytime it
> > gets an "INSERT nnn" command response. The missing link is to invent
> > a way for a psql script to access that value and insert it into
> > subsequent SQL commands.
>
> Okay, I guess I'm way ahead of everyone here. It is in fact only a matter
> of adding a few lines to save the oid in a variable, and all the
> infrastructure for doing this is already present. In fact, I was going to
> do this in the next few days.
>
> testdb=> \set singlestep on
> testdb=> \set sql_interpol '#'
> testdb=> \set foo 'pg_class'
> testdb=> select * from #foo#;
> ***(Single step mode: Verify query)**************
> QUERY: select * from pg_class
> ***(press return to proceed or enter x and return to
> cancel)********************
> x
> testdb=>
This is exactly what I was hoping you would say.
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