On Sep 16, 2009, at 8:37 AM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
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> Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote:
>> At 2009-07-30 13:37:16 -0700, prentice@cisco.com wrote:
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>>> This patch changes plpgsql IN parameters so they are mutable.
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>> Makes sense, applies fine, works fine.
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> How does this compare with PLSQL? I know in Ada an IN argument is in
> effect a constant. I understand the utility, because I occasionally
> knock against this restriction, but if it's incompatible with PLSQL
> I think we should think about it more carefully.
At worst it's an upward-compatible extension, or am I wrong? If it's
useful, which I think it is, what's the harm?
...Robert