Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Gerhard H�ring wrote:
>> Why can't I send comments like
>> -- a comment
>> to the backend using libpq? Are these only handled in psql? Please allow to
>> send comments to the backend, as I really need them.
> The backend should handle them fine. Can you give us pgsql version and
> an example.
I think he's complaining that psql strips out the comments before
sending stuff to the backend. Unfortunately, most of the world probably
considers that a feature, not a bug.
I'm quite certain that libpq does not strip comments, so the complaint
isn't strictly accurate...
regards, tom lane