Re: choiche of function language was: Re: dynamic procedure call

Hello

2008/5/10 Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail(at)webthatworks(dot)it>:
> On Sat, 10 May 2008 07:35:36 +0200
> "Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> your application different execution paths. Generally I can say, so
>> plpgsql isn't well language for this games, and better is using
>> plperl, plpython or other external language.
>
> It is clear what is at least one of the advantage of plpython or
> plperl over plpgsql, but then what are the advantages of plpgsql over
> the rest of the crowd other than resembling the language used in
> Oracle?
>

SQL integration and compatibility with PostgreSQL. PL/pgSQL uses
PostgreSQL expression evaluation - so all PostgreSQL functions are
simply accessible from plpgsql. Next - plpgsql variables are
compatible (are same) with PostgreSQL internal datatypes - so you
don't need any conversion between Postgres and plpgsql.

plpgsql is best glue of SQL statements.

Pavel

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