Re: Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names?
Date: 2009-11-06 06:02:50
Message-ID: 28880.1257487370@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> BTW, this brings up another point, which is that up to now it's often
>> been possible to use plpgsql variable names that conflict with
>> core-parser reserved words, so long as you didn't need to use the
>> reserved word with its special meaning. That will stop working when
>> this patch goes in. Doesn't bother me any, but if anyone thinks it's
>> a serious problem, speak now.

> Any keyword or just fully reserved keywords?

Anything that's not allowed as a column name will be at issue.

regards, tom lane

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