Re: [HACKERS] ecpg news

From: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)topsystem(dot)de>
To: lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu (Thomas G(dot) Lockhart)
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org (PostgreSQL Hacker)
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] ecpg news
Date: 1998-02-24 16:05:34
Message-ID: 199802241605.RAA32606@gauss.topsystem.de
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Thomas G. Lockhart writes:
> The CA-Ingres parameters on "whenever" are only "continue", "stop", "goto
> <label>", and "call <procedure>". I suspect that part of the problem is that
> embedded SQL is available for several host languages, and some don't map the
> same way as C would. How about disabling it for now?

Okay, I will do that as soon as I find time.

> CA-Ingres sez:continue: continues execution with the next executable statement.
> If a fatal error occurs, an error message is printed and the program aborts.
>
> I think this means that errors are ignored, as in Oracle, rather than doing a
> C-style "continue". Then, the program can check the sqlcode variable to decide
> what to do...

Okay, will change that, too. In fact I like this approach much more than the
continue statement.

> The embedded SQL is a great capability which was one of the most visible
> omissions in the Postgres features. Thanks for being so aggressive and
> persistent about getting it solid for its first release. But, we've got to have
> a few things to work on later :)

My pleasure.

Michael

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