> > "Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue@tpf.co.jp> writes:
> > > Please add my opinion for naming rule.
> >
> > > relname/unique_id but need some work new
> pg_class column,
> > > no relname change. for unique-id generation
> filename not relname
> >
> > Why is a unique ID better than --- or even different from ---
> > using the relation's OID? It seems pointless to me...
>
> just to open up a whole new bucket of worms here, but ... if
> we do use OID
> (which up until this thought I endorse 100%) ... do we not
> run a risk if
> we run out of OIDs? As far as I know, those are still a
> finite resource,
> no?
>
> or, do we just assume that by the time that comes, everyone
> will be pretty
> much using 64bit machines? :)
I think the idea is to have an option to remove oid's from
user tables. I don't think you will run out of oid's if you have your bulk
data
not use up oid's.
Andreas