Re: decode()

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Archana Bharatee <archana(at)ecomscience(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: decode()
Date: 2002-02-25 17:02:55
Message-ID: 200202251702.g1PH2tA16029@candle.pha.pa.us
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Archana Bharatee wrote:
> We have developed a 'C' function to provide Oracle decode() functionality.
> we have developed a C function DECODE which accepts an SQL Query and
> replaces occurence of decode with case-when-then-else-end and returns the
> query. There is no limitation of fixed number of parameters. This needs to
> be added to PostgreSQL library. How do we do this?

Send the patch to the patches list. A context diff against against 7.2
or CVS is just fine.

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