Re: question about 8.1 and stored procedures

From: Oleg Bartunov <oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, tony_caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: question about 8.1 and stored procedures
Date: 2005-03-20 18:23:08
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.62.0503202117440.5508@ra.sai.msu.su
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

>
>>>
>>> My understanding is that 8.1 will have a much more mature implementation
>>> of
>>> stored procedures versus UDFs (Which we have had forever).
>>
>>
>> What's the difference between UDF and stored procedure ?
>>
> Here are a couple of GGIYF references:
>
> http://builder.com.com/5100-6388-1045463.html
> http://blogs.pingpoet.com/vbguru/archive/2004/04/29/535.aspx
>
> They are similar but they offer different functionality. At least in
> the sense of the other databases.
>

Hmm, the only real difference I see - is that SP are precompiled.
I think we should clearly outline what is SP and what is UDF and do we
are working on SP or just improving and extending our functions.

> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Joshua D. Drake
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Oleg
>>>> _____________________________________________________________
>>>> Oleg Bartunov, sci.researcher, hostmaster of AstroNet,
>>>> Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University (Russia)
>>>> Internet: oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su, http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/
>>>> phone: +007(095)939-16-83, +007(095)939-23-83
>>>>
>>>> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
>>>> TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Oleg
>> _____________________________________________________________
>> Oleg Bartunov, sci.researcher, hostmaster of AstroNet,
>> Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University (Russia)
>> Internet: oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su, http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/
>> phone: +007(095)939-16-83, +007(095)939-23-83
>
>
>
>

Regards,
Oleg
_____________________________________________________________
Oleg Bartunov, sci.researcher, hostmaster of AstroNet,
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University (Russia)
Internet: oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su, http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/
phone: +007(095)939-16-83, +007(095)939-23-83

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Lane 2005-03-20 18:38:51 Re: question about 8.1 and stored procedures
Previous Message Jason Leach 2005-03-20 18:10:14 26h Query.