RE: passing null parameter to plpgsq functions

Thank you ! I planned to use the 7.1 to get the outer join capability.

Is the 7.1 stable ?

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Richard Huxton [SMTP:dev(at)archonet(dot)com]
> Date: mardi 3 avril 2001 10:06
> À: Picard, Cyril; pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Objet: Re: [SQL] passing null parameter to plpgsq functions
>
> From: "Picard, Cyril" <cyril(dot)picard(at)eads-dsn(dot)com>
>
> > Hello
> > I wrote a plpgsql function with few parameters ; when I call the
> function,
> > some of the parameters can be null.
> > In this case, all the parameters are considered as null in the
> function's
> > body ! is it a feature ? how can I work around this ?
>
> It's a feature in versions before 7.1 (or possibly 7.0.x) you can still
> get
> that behaviour in 7.1 by asking for strict null handling on a specific
> function.
>
> The only remedy AFAIK is to upgrade.
>
> - Richard Huxton
>
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