Re: proposal for 8.3: Simultaneous assignment for PL/pgSQL

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)hotmail(dot)com>, tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: proposal for 8.3: Simultaneous assignment for PL/pgSQL
Date: 2006-08-08 15:35:59
Message-ID: 20060808153559.GB1647@alvh.no-ip.org
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> Pavel Stehule wrote:

> >I looked into SQL2003, and SQL2003 knows it (SQL/PSM):
> > [grammar productions]
>
> The parentheses are apparently required for multiple variables, so in
> our case it might look like this:
>
> (a,b,c) := foo(bar);
>
> That might overcome the objection Tom referred to, I guess?

Are we intending to support SQL/PSM with PL/pgSQL?

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