Re: TODO items

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: TODO items
Date: 2003-08-08 04:35:01
Message-ID: 200308072135.01205.josh@agliodbs.com
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Joe,

> They are done (at least the array declarations and array element
> assignment part):

Way cool! How'd I miss that one?

Time to test ....

> >> o Add PL/PgSQL PROCEDURES that can return multiple values
> >
> > Hmmm ... I know how this got on the TODO, but it's a fragment of a larger
> > suggestion about PROCEDURES vs. FUNCTIONS. I don't think it makes much
> > sense on its own without the other elements; maybe we should take it off
> > until I can make a full proposal?
>
> Is this somehow different from table functions (SRFs)?

Yes. Reference T-SQL's OUTPUT parameters.

Mind you, with the implementation of SRFs, it's not as necessary as it once
was.

> Pretty much sure this has not been done. I'll be happy to work with
> someone if they want to pick this up, but I don't use them enough to
> feel comfortable doing it myself.

I'd be happy to test PL/Perl. I won't be any help with the others ...

--
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco

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