Re: PL/PGSQL Cook Book

Even a PL/PgSQL FAQ would be good.

> mark proctor writes:
>
> > I've been trawling through the mailist lists and I notice there was
> > talk back in 1999 abouta PLPGSQL Cook Book - did anything come of
> > this? If no one is maintaining something like this and people think
> > its a good idea I think we should have another crack at it. I'd be
> > happy to maintain something like this and put it up on the web,
> > although I'm only a newbie and would rely upon user contribution.
>
> Start writing, and send it to pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org(dot) It doesn't have
> to be a great work of literature; incremental work is just fine.
>
> > How can I create Tree structures?
> > Are recursive functions supported?
> > Whats are the advanteds disadvantes of the different scipting langues PL/PGSQL, PL/Perl, PL/Tcl?
> > How do variable scopes work in PL/PGSQL?
> > Can I output variables from a function to the command line for debugging purposes?
> > How to debug PL/PGSQL?
> > Various examples for each of the statements
>
> All valid questions.
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://yi.org/peter-e/
>
>

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