Re: PL/Perl returning multiple rows

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>
To: Ben <bench(at)silentmedia(dot)com>
Cc: 'PostgreSQL General' <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PL/Perl returning multiple rows
Date: 2003-11-11 02:59:33
Message-ID: 20031111025933.GB10105@dcc.uchile.cl
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 06:27:24PM -0800, Ben wrote:
> Oh, well yeah, of course there's always that. :)
>
> But once the original poster said "better start learning Tcl" the
> commitment had already been made to learn something new. So why not just
> go straight for pl/pgsql? Granted, it's got a learning curve, but I find
> it a lot easier to tinker with than C functions when you don't know what
> you're doing.

Well, I wasn't the OP ;-). I thought Tcl had the capability, as it is
sometimes said to be the most advanced PL. Plpgsql _is_ clumsy to
work on ... If I had to learn something new I'm not sure I'd choose
plpgsql ...

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"La persona que no quería pecar / estaba obligada a sentarse
en duras y empinadas sillas / desprovistas, por cierto
de blandos atenuantes" (Patricio Vogel)

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