Re: Cast as compound type

Hello

maybe I don't understand well your idea. There exist simple syntax -
table function

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-02/msg00341.php

and it is standard

regards
Pavel Stehule

On 30/03/2008, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I'd like to take a whack at making set-returning functions returning
> SETOF RECORD a little more fun to use. Let's imagine that we have a
> table foo and a function returning SETOF RECORD that can return foos.
> The call might look something like:
>
> SELECT a, b, c
> FROM f(ROW OF foo)
> WHERE ...;
>
> This would make it much easier and less error-prone to use SETOF
> RECORD.
>
> Would others like to see such a feature?
>
> If so, what pieces of the code would I be touching for the first
> patch?
>
> Cheers,
> David.
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