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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: Gerhard Häring <haering_postgresql@gmx.de>
Cc: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: I want to send comments to the backend!
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:47:29 -0500
Message-ID: <23655.1048175249@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200303201522.h2KFMpp24991@candle.pha.pa.us>
References: <200303201522.h2KFMpp24991@candle.pha.pa.us>

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Gerhard Häring wrote:
>> Why can't I send comments like
>> -- a comment
>> to the backend using libpq? Are these only handled in psql? Please allow to
>> send comments to the backend, as I really need them.

> The backend should handle them fine.  Can you give us pgsql version and
> an example.

I think he's complaining that psql strips out the comments before
sending stuff to the backend.  Unfortunately, most of the world probably
considers that a feature, not a bug.

I'm quite certain that libpq does not strip comments, so the complaint
isn't strictly accurate...

			regards, tom lane



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