On Tue, 2020-06-16 at 00:28 +0200, Peter wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 09:46:34PM +0200, Laurenz Albe wrote: > ! On Mon, 2020-06-15 at 19:00 +0200, Peter wrote: > ! > And that is one of a couple of likely pitfalls I perceived when > ! > looking at that new API. > ! > ! That is a property of my scripts, *not* of the non-exclusive > ! backup API... > > Then how would I have figured it before even knowing Your scripts? By reading the documentation and trying it? > The API requires such kind of programming, and such kind of > programming creates dangerous pitfalls. After You have trained soms > hundreds of system administrators, You will also see such things > right at first glance. The API can be used by hand, calling two SQL functions. I have trained some hundreds of administrators, and they could follow. > But then it's futile to discuss with religious people, as they are > blind to reasoning: AL II. 58, "The slaves shall serve." Suspicion becomes certainty: You are not out to understand, but to troll. Bye. Laurenz Albe
