Re: Protocol Question

Thomas Heller <info(at)zilence(dot)net> writes:
> In an Extended Query Lifecycle, in order to prepare a query I send the
> Commands

> Parse('P') / Describe('D') / Sync('S')

> read 1/t/T/Z then to execute

> Bind('B') / Execute('E') / Flush('H')

This is not a good idea. You *need* to use Sync to terminate a command
sequence in order to be sure of proper error recovery (because if there's
an error during the Execute, the backend will discard subsequent messages
until it sees Sync).

> If I skip the Flush after Execute I receive no data, if I Execute and Sync
> I receive the the Limit of rows and a ReadyForQuery('Z').

That's probably because you're not wrapping this in a transaction so the
Sync implicitly does a commit, discarding the open portal. If you want
to read from a portal in multiple steps then you should issue a BEGIN
first and a COMMIT (or ROLLBACK) after you're done. However, have you
considered just processing the data on-the-fly instead of using a limit?

regards, tom lane