Re: RAISE concatination/variables in plpgsql

> "Henshall, Stuart - WCP" <SHenshall(at)westcountrypublications(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> > In the plpgsql docs it has the following example:
> > RAISE NOTICE ''Id number '' || key || '' not found!'';
> > When I put a function round this statement it gives a compile error at the
> > |.
> > Also when fiddling if I put a variable first it complains about that
> > variable (eg key || '' val.....'')
>
> Looking at the plpgsql code, it's clear that what's actually implemented
> is
> RAISE level string-literal [ , variable [ , variable [ ... ] ]

I see the current docs showing:

RAISE level 'format' [, identifier [...]];

Is this acceptable? Should 'identifier' be 'variable'?

> which is pretty bletcherous; seems like it should accept a list of
> expressions instead. But for 7.1, I guess this is a documentation bug
> rather than something to change in the code.

Do I need a TODO item here?

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