Re: eval function

From: Sim Zacks <sim(at)compulab(dot)co(dot)il>
To: PostgreSQL general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: eval function
Date: 2011-07-31 04:43:46
Message-ID: 4E34DD82.7060805@compulab.co.il
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On 07/28/2011 05:11 PM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Merlin Moncure<mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> Couple points:
>> *) why a special case for boolean values?
> That seemed weird to me too ...
I'm using 8.2 and "cannot cast type boolean to text"
>> *) this should be immutable
> What if the passed expression is volatile? Better to be safe.
>
> regards, tom lane
> *) why have a loop? old version of postgres maybe? EXECUTE INTO...
That's what I was looking for. Somehow I missed the Into.

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