Re: Data statement format used by the .sh scripts

On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 09:58:08AM -0800, noman naeem wrote:

Hi,

> Can some one explain me the under mentioned Data
> statement format including the insert
> parameters....which is excessively used in
> pg_attribute.h ,pg_class.h,pg_proc.h and at many more
> places..... 
> 
> DATA(insert ( 1255 prosrc 26 -1 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 f x
> i f f f t 0));

This says to insert into the previously opened relation a new tuple,
whose attribute values are enumerated in the line.  Frankly I don't see
what's so strange about it?  If you add a column to the table, you have
to add a corresponding value, in the correct position, to all these
lines (where applicable, i.e.  only when the table you added is open.)

If there are a lot of them (depending on which table you modified),
probably the easiest is to use the sed utility or something similar.

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[@]dcc.uchile.cl>)
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