Re: Arrays in system tables

Ahh.. no wonder my aimless greps couldn't find anything.

I should just have read the BKI stuff ;)

Thanks
--
Rod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: "Rod Taylor" <rbt@zort.ca>
Cc: "Hackers List" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Arrays in system tables


> Rod Taylor wrote:
> > Just exactly how does one get an array into a system table?
> >
> > Of course, _int2 and int2[] aren't normal C constructs so using it
> > within CATALOG won't work.
> >
> > I suppose thats why the vector types were invented?
>
> Well, pg_shadow had pg_class has:
>
> relacl         | aclitem[] |
>
> and pg_shadow has:
>
> useconfig   | text[]  |
>
> so I would use those as guides.
>
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