Re: obj_unique_identifier(oid)

The function should take both classid and oid as input. I'll fix.

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On 7 jan 2011, at 20:59, Joel Jacobson <joel(at)gluefinance(dot)com> wrote:

> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 7 jan 2011, at 20:46, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
>> Joel Jacobson <joel(at)gluefinance(dot)com> writes:
>>> The function obj_unique_identifier(oid) will return a unique name for _any_ oid.
>>
>> Surely this is broken by design? You can *not* assume that the same OID
>> isn't in use for different things in different system catalogs. They're
>> only guaranteed unique within a catalog. That's the main reason why
>> pg_depend has to include the classid.
>>
>> regards, tom lane
>
> Correct. That is why the regclass name (classid) is included in the unique name.