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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Is current_user a function ?
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Msg-id 16577.1038522059@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Is current_user a function ?  (Masaru Sugawara <rk73@sea.plala.or.jp>)
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Masaru Sugawara <rk73@sea.plala.or.jp> writes:
> As for some current_*** functions, "select current_user;" seems to
> work, but  "select current_user();" doesn't .

Complain to the SQL spec authors --- they mandated this peculiar keyword
syntax for what is really a function call.
        regards, tom lane

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