Re: plpgsql NULL statement (was Re: [GENERAL] Postgres

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>
Cc: Daniel Schuchardt <daniel_schuchardt(at)web(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: plpgsql NULL statement (was Re: [GENERAL] Postgres
Date: 2004-08-16 14:26:06
Message-ID: 13125.1092666366@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org> writes:
> Is NULL above an empty statement in oracle or is it a normal expression

It's an actual empty statement.

> (the normal NULL value) so that the above is a shorthand for
> WHEN OTHERS THEN SELECT NULL;

Even if it were, the point here is to accept standard Oracle coding
without any translation of that sort.

regards, tom lane

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