new PostgreSQL API (was Re: [PHP-DEV] CVS Account Request)

> On 17.04.2008 18:50, Tatsuo Ishii wrote: > > Here are the patches against 5.2 HEAD. > > First of all, please use diff -u, not just > diff - unified diffs are much more readable. Ok. I'll do it next time. > > Modified API's are: > > > > 1) pg_lo_create now accepts an optional parameter (large object > > id). This corresponds to lo_create() which is new in PostgreSQL 8.1. > > > > 2) new API: pg_lo_import_with_oid. Same as pg_lo_import except that it > > accepts large object id. This corresponds to lo_import_with_oid() > > which is new in PostgreSQL 8.4 (current). > > Is there a real need for a new function? > Can't we modify pg_lo_import() to accept one more argument? There's no techinical reason to add lo_import_with_oid(). I just wanted to directly map the PostgreSQL API to PHP's API. If integrating to pg_lo_import() is the PHP's way, I would be happy to update my patches. -- Tatsuo Ishii SRA OSS, Inc. Japan