From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-08-05T23:32:12+09:00
Subject: Re: [postgres] Is there a way to avoid having the library slurp-read the whole result-set?

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006, Jon Egil Strand wrote:

>>
>> Does anyone know if ActiveRecord might be a solution? Does it have it's
>> own implementation of a PostgreSQL connector?
>>
>
> I'm on thin ice here, but a quick browsing of the postgresql_adabter.rb in
> AR reads:
>
>  if @async
>    @connection.async_exec(sql)
>  else
>    @connection.exce(sql)
>  end
>
> (lines 162..166)
>
> So, it seems to me that AR would not solve your problem. Maybe one could
> patch it with the sub-slurp posted in this thread.

indeed - i sent a patch in some time ago to address this - but no joy.

-a
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