> > Wait just a minute! phpPgAdmin would love to be able to 'parse' arbitrary
> > sql entered by the user to separate semi-coloned queries, identify various
> > types of queries, etc. What would a Parse call allow us to do?
>
> Hm. I was about to say "very little that you can't do with a PREPARE",
> but if you don't want to even count semicolons then Parse would be
> distinctly safer. For example if the string is
> SELECT * FROM foo; UPDATE foo SET ...
> then sticking a PREPARE in front would not have the desired effect ---
> but sending it in a Parse message would result in a syntax error.
> Not sure if that helps you get to your goal though.
What do you actually get back from a Parse request?
Chris