eddie iannuccelli <eddie(dot)iannuccelli(at)toulouse(dot)inra(dot)fr> writes:
> Can anyone confirm me that Postgres 7.1 does not support outer join ?
What? It definitely *does* support outer joins.
> Are functions similar to classical stored procedure ?
Depends on how loose your idea of "similar" is ... a function can't
readily return a recordset at the moment. (This may be fixed in time
for 7.2, though.)
regards, tom lane