Hi,
> Ok, but the use-case I'm talking about is debugging applications using
> SQL, in my case an application using JDBC. Maybe I'm misunderstanding
> the point of your post. I'm taking it as suggesting I switch to using $n
> notation. This isn't an option.
If you are using hibernate (which is not to uncommon in javas world),
it's possible to bind variables in native queries using ":bindingname".
Spring itself is also using the an identical named parameter binding mechanic.
(You need to use Spring JDBC Templates).
Additionally I know that toad for oracle uses named parameters like that.
That’s somehow funny, because oracle itself is not capable of this syntax (at least not the version I use).
But I still like it, because you only need to add the ":" in front of the already available parameter names for debug
purpose.
I am not sure if this helps, because I don’t know how this mechanics could fit into the PG world.
But it highlights one simple aspect:
Several independent dev teams tried to bind parameters per name,
because often it's most important to create a bug free application in time.
Regards,
Bernhard
