Re: for statement, adding a STEP clause?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Jaime Casanova" <systemguards(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: for statement, adding a STEP clause?
Date: 2006-04-29 05:50:55
Message-ID: 20362.1146289855@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Jaime Casanova" <systemguards(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> there is a chance to add a STEP clause to the FOR statement in plpgsql?

This is not free: it'd require making STEP a reserved word (at least
within plpgsql) which is contrary to spec. I think you need to make
a pretty good case why the value of the feature outweighs breaking
applications that have perfectly-legally used "step" as an identifier.

regards, tom lane

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