| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: remove undocumented assign syntax from plpgsql doc |
| Date: | 2014-01-15 15:35:35 |
| Message-ID: | 20140115153535.GA7607@momjian.us |
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On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:07:29AM +0100, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> I thought you would say that. :-) I don't see how this detail makes
> sense in the sections related to the syntax usage, so I looked in the
> section Porting from Oracle PL/SQL, and I don't see how it fits there
> either.
>
>
>
> :)
>
> just notice - sorry for my English
>
> ==Assign==
> Using ":=" is preffered as assign statement due conformity with ADA language (a
> plpgsql ancestor).
>
>
> ==GET DIAGNOSTICS==
>
> Using "=" is highly preferred due conformity with ANSI/SQL
The problem is that these are philosophical issues that are not normally
covered in our docs. What I have done is to add a mention of which
option is compliant to the new text. Patch attached.
Is GET DIAGNOSTICS defined in the standard for SQL/PSM only or for
generic SQL?
--
Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> http://momjian.us
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com
+ Everyone has their own god. +
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