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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Add hint for function named "is"
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Msg-id 27684.1471013707@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Add hint for function named "is"  (Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>)
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Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com> writes:
> Is there a place in the error reporting path where we'd still have 
> access to the 'is' token, and have enough control to look for a relevant 
> function?

No.  The grammar can't assume that it's being run inside a transaction
(consider parsing START TRANSACTION, or ROLLBACK after a failure).
So catalog access is out, full stop.
        regards, tom lane

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