Re: Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names?

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>,"Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names?
Date: 2009-11-05 22:10:51
Message-ID: 4AF2F90B020000250002C30F@gw.wicourts.gov
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Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> been possible to use plpgsql variable names that conflict with
> core-parser reserved words, so long as you didn't need to use the
> reserved word with its special meaning. That will stop working when
> this patch goes in. Doesn't bother me any, but if anyone thinks
it's
> a serious problem, speak now.

As long as I can use anything I want when it's quoted, I don't care.

-Kevin

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