Erm, sorry about the multiple postings, I just discovered a couple of interesting tidbits after I posted first...
http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?plpgsql.html :
"The PL/pgSQL call handler parses the function's source text and produces an internal binary instruction tree the first
timethe function is called."
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:23:13 -0800, "Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> Aasmund,
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> This is incorrect. This happens with views, but not with functions.
>
> -Josh
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