Re: SELECT INTO and ON COMMIT

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Yves Dorfsman <yves(at)zioup(dot)com>, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SELECT INTO and ON COMMIT
Date: 2015-05-14 00:54:07
Message-ID: 12795.1431564847@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 06:05:43PM -0600, Yves Dorfsman wrote:
>> Will `SELECT INTO` be deprecated? It is very convenient when writing pgplsql
>> functions, to select into a record.

> The pl/psql `SELECT INTO` is not related to the SQL SELECT INTO command
> --- yeah, confusing, so no, the pl/psql ability is not deprecated.

Part of the argument for deprecating the SQL-level SELECT INTO is
exactly that it's confusingly spelled the same as plpgsql's SELECT INTO,
but it means something totally different.

regards, tom lane

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