Re: Notify enhancement

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Notify enhancement
Date: 2006-12-04 01:49:04
Message-ID: 383.1165196944@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> writes:
> To clarify, it would be nice to use any arbitrary string (perhaps up
> to NAMEDATALEN), rather than bumping into the rules for valid identifiers:
> LISTEN notify.name.like.this;

So use double quotes:

LISTEN "notify.name.like.this";

I can't imagine why we'd change the syntax from "identifier" to "string
literal" --- it would break existing programs for essentially zero gain.

regards, tom lane

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