Re: PL/pgSQL 'i = i + 1' Syntax

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: David Wheeler <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Subject: Re: PL/pgSQL 'i = i + 1' Syntax
Date: 2006-05-17 17:18:51
Message-ID: 200605171018.52432.josh@agliodbs.com
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Tom,

> If you only care about Oracle to PostgreSQL (and who wouldn't?), then  
> it in fact seems desirable for PL/pgSQL to be a superset of PL/SQL.

I agree with David here. We care about the ability to migrate PL/SQL -->
PL/pgSQL. We do *not* care about the ability to migrate PL/pgSQL -->
PL/SQL. So supporting extra syntax which Oracle doesn't ... as long as
the Oracle syntax still works ... is in fact a good thing.

--
--Josh

Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco

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