Re: OIDs (Or: another RTFM question?) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: OIDs (Or: another RTFM question?)
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Msg-id 12063.1027084040@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: OIDs (Or: another RTFM question?)  (Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net>)
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Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net> writes:
> On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net> writes:
> I have grave doubts as to how practical this would be, but what
> you do think of just getting rid of OIDs entirely?
>>
>> It's quite impractical as far as the system's internal uses go; if you
>> tried, you'd just have to invent some other, equivalent concept.

> Why couldn't you just add an ID column to the system tables, and
> use the number you put in that?

That's what I meant by "equivalent concept".

            regards, tom lane

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