Re: table functions

From: Eric B(dot)Ridge <ebr(at)tcdi(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: table functions
Date: 2002-12-09 18:00:01
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> FROM/WHERE: No, and I think it would be quite inappropriate for the
> function's behavior to depend on any such info. To work correctly,
> you'd need to encode virtually a complete understanding of SQL into
> your

very true. I could probably make a case for this being useful in
highly specialized functions. But in general, I agree, not a good idea.

I've been working on a dblink clone that speaks JDBC via JNI, and am
just trying to figure out what postgres will (and won't) let me do.

> You can throw a
> CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
> into your main loop whereever it seems safe to be killed by an
> interrupt.

cool! Is this documented somewhere? Did I overlook it?

thanks!

eric

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