Re: psql Feature request \set query

On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:06:59 -0400
"Robert Haas" <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:

> > I think you're asking for more scriptability in psql.  Personally I
> > think that would be a great idea, but we need a lot more than what's
> > being proposed here.  We'll also need loops, conditionals, etc.
> > We've had patches for those submitted over the years, but one at a
> > time they are easily rejected because they're so obviously
> > incomplete.
> 
> "We can't do anything unless we do everything" is a recipe for
> failure.

True enough, but a car doesn't roll without at least four wheels.

> 
> ...Robert
> 


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