From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
Cc: pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] First draft of new FE/BE protocol spec posted for comments
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:06:07 -0400
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Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk> writes:
> Just showing my ignorance: I read 46.2.3 Extended Query, and wondered "What
> is a portal?" (portal == cursor?)
It's the thing that holds the state of an executable command. I was
going to call 'em cursors, but a cursor only works for a SELECT command,
so it didn't seem like the right word. I seized on "portal" which is
the term already used internally in the backend. If you've got a better
idea, let's hear it ...
regards, tom lane
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