On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Vincenzo Romano <vincenzo.romano@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You said enough about PQstatus. So issuing a "blank" command seems to > be a good idea. Possibly the only one. > > Well, a "ping" function trying to use the current "PGconn*" to ping > the server would make a lot of sense, though. If it helps make your code clearer, you could send the query "/* ping */", which would be parsed by the server as a comment. I've not verified, but a recent thread here mentioned that /**/ comments (unlike double-hyphen ones) get sent to the server, so you'll see it in your logs. ChrisA -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
