Re: [HACKERS] PL/pgSQL - for discussion

>
> Hi,
>
> as I proposed, I'm now starting on the PL/pgSQL loadable
> procedural language. As far as I'm now I have a pl_handler
> with an independent flex/bison parser that can parse a
> rudimentary implementation of the language. The next step is
> to start on the PL/pgSQL executor and look if the generated
> instruction tree can be used (up to now the pl_handler only
> dumps the instruction tree and returns a 0 Datum.
>
> If that works I'll expand the scanner/parser to the full
> PL/plSQL language including trigger procedures.
>
> But I would like to have some discussion on language itself.
> So I wrote down what I had in mind. The document is appended
> below.
>
> Please comment/suggest !

Gee, it looks really nice. I have never used such an advanced language
INSIDE a database engine.

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