| From: | Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl> |
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| To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Additional Material for Press Page |
| Date: | 2004-10-17 00:39:39 |
| Message-ID: | 20041017003939.GC5043@dcc.uchile.cl |
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On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 04:58:46PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Functions: PostgreSQL functions now support emacs-style $dollar$
> quoting allowing users to avoid messy nested quotes. Further, as an
> benefit of the new Savepoints, PL/pgSQL functions now have limited
> exception-handling ability using the EXCEPTION clause.
"emacs-style"? I thought dollar quoting was invented here. Would it be
good to detail the enhancements to pl/perl here? What about pl/php?
> Database Design: Database administrators can now change columns
> in-place to other compatible data types using ALTER TABLE.
Lose the "compatible"; you can in fact change anything using arbitrary
transformations.
> Links To Other PostgreSQL Resources:
What about a list of externally provided PLs?
> Graphical User Interfaces:
> pgAdminIII
> phpPGAdmin
> pgAccess
Is pgAccess still alive?
--
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"La victoria es para quien se atreve a estar solo"
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