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file descriptor number for select().  (Suggestion from Ken Wright.)
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@ -1460,13 +1460,17 @@ deprecated as a waste of processing power.
<para>
A better way to check for NOTIFY
messages when you have no useful queries to make is to call
<function>PQconsumeInput()</function>, then check <function>PQnotifies()</function>.
<function>PQconsumeInput()</function>, then check
<function>PQnotifies()</function>.
You can use <function>select</function>(2) to wait for backend data to
arrive, thereby using no <acronym>CPU</acronym> power unless there is something
to do. Note that this will work OK whether you use <function>PQsendQuery</function>/
<function>PQgetResult</function> or simply <function>PQexec</function> for
queries. You should, however, remember to check <function>PQnotifies()</function>
after each <function>PQgetResult</function> or <function>PQexec</function> to see
to do. (See <function>PQsocket()</function> to obtain the file descriptor
number to use with <function>select</function>.)
Note that this will work OK whether you submit queries with
<function>PQsendQuery</function>/<function>PQgetResult</function> or simply
use <function>PQexec</function>. You should, however, remember to
check <function>PQnotifies()</function> after each
<function>PQgetResult</function> or <function>PQexec</function>, to see
if any notifications came in during the processing of the query.
</para>