Re: new version of PQconnectdb was:(Re: [HACKERS] Determining client_encoding from client locale)

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com> wrote:
> Jaime Casanova wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Jaime Casanova wrote:
>>>>
>>>> i extracted the functions to connect that Heikki put on psql in his
>>>> patch for determining client_encoding from client locale and put it in
>>>> libpq so i follow the PQconnectdbParams(* params[]) approach.
>>
>> [...]
>>>
>>> The below posts agreed on a two argument version of parallel arrays
>>> (keywords, values):
>>>
>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2009-09/msg00533.php
>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2009-09/msg00559.php
>>>
>>
>> actually, Tom said: "it's hard to be sure which way is
>> actually more convenient without having tried coding some likely
>> calling scenarios both ways."
>>
>
> Aahhh, correct you are Daniel son :)
>

??? don't understand you ???

>> personally, i think it will cause more problems than solve because you
>> have to be sure your arrays have relationship between them...
>>
>
> A strict relationship exists either way.
>
[...]
>
> IMHO, the struct approach seems like a cleaner solution.
>

i agree

> Any chance of using a term other than "params"?  Maybe "options" or "props"?
>

i don't have any problems with "options"

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Atentamente,
Jaime Casanova
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Asesoría y desarrollo de sistemas
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