Re: PL/Perl returning multiple rows - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: PL/Perl returning multiple rows
Date
Msg-id 20031111025933.GB10105@dcc.uchile.cl
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In response to Re: PL/Perl returning multiple rows  (Ben <bench@silentmedia.com>)
Responses Re: PL/Perl returning multiple rows  (Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>)
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 06:27:24PM -0800, Ben wrote:
> Oh, well yeah, of course there's always that. :)
>
> But once the original poster said "better start learning Tcl" the
> commitment had already been made to learn something new. So why not just
> go straight for pl/pgsql? Granted, it's got a learning curve, but I find
> it a lot easier to tinker with than C functions when you don't know what
> you're doing.

Well, I wasn't the OP ;-).  I thought Tcl had the capability, as it is
sometimes said to be the most advanced PL.  Plpgsql _is_ clumsy to
work on ... If I had to learn something new I'm not sure I'd choose
plpgsql ...

--
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
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de blandos atenuantes"                          (Patricio Vogel)

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