Re: return MAX and when it happened

From: Scara Maccai <m_lists(at)yahoo(dot)it>
To: Sam Mason <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: return MAX and when it happened
Date: 2008-11-20 13:59:13
Message-ID: 49256D31.7050204@yahoo.it
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Sam Mason wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 05:06:14PM -0600, Scara Maccai wrote:
>
>> I think I wrote it, but there's something I don't get from the docs: do
>> I have to call
>>
>> get_call_result_type(fcinfo, NULL, &tupdesc)
>>
>
> I've always tried to stay away from C level extensions so far! How
> many records are you expecting to aggregate across? If it's only a few
> thousand a simple SQL language function may be ok:
>

It's going to be used in millions of records.
That's why I went straight to the C implementation. But your SQL
function is a lot easier to read.

> Sorry I can't be of more help!
>
You helped me a lot, thank you.

Anyone can answer me?
Do I have to call

get_call_result_type

every time or I can just call it the first time? I don't think the docs
are very clear in case of a function returning 1 Composite Type.

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