Re: Porting from PL/SQL to PLPGSQL - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Rod Taylor
Subject Re: Porting from PL/SQL to PLPGSQL
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Msg-id 1060804215.11688.76.camel@jester
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In response to Porting from PL/SQL to PLPGSQL  (Jomon Skariah <jomons@aztec.soft.net>)
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> we are  facing a few problems with PL/SQL Code..
>
> 1)     In Exceptions ORACLE have something called WHEN OTHERS THEN cluase.I
> can't find a replacement for that in
>             PostGreSQL.

What does it do?

> 2    Oracle have a function USERENV to get the user session
> information.Is there any replacement available in PostGres. ?

CURRENT_USER (I believe this is per spec)

> 3    Is there any replace available for INSTEAD OF INSERT/DELETE/UPDATE
> for triggers in PostGreSQL.

You might have some luck with Rules (CREATE RULE) if you are writing
data to a different table.  Otherwise you're stuck with somewhat more
complicated triggers.

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