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On Thu, 5 Jun 2008, Magnus Hagander wrote:

> We really need a "proper API" for it, and the stuff in pgAdmin isn't 
> even enough to base one on.

I would be curious to hear your opinion on whether the GUC overhaul 
discussed in this thread is a useful precursor to building such a proper 
API.

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* Greg Smith gsmith@gregsmith.com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD