Re: Generic timestamp function for updates where field

On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 08:48:07AM -0800, novnov wrote:
> Why would not be possible in plpgsql? It has loop etc, the only part I'm not
> sure it can do it use the variable as field name.

The "dynamic" in dynamic language usually refers to dynamic typing.
pl/pgsql is a strictly typed language which means one can look at the
code and determine what type each variable will be.

Languages like perl and python are dynamic because what type a variable
is does not matter until runtime and the type can change every time you
run it.

The problem with using a variable as a field name is that you can no
longer tell what type the result will be. It could be any type
supported by postgres. pl/pgsql can't handle that, perl and python
can...

Hope this helps,
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