Re: [HACKERS] another standards question - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Thomas G. Lockhart
Subject Re: [HACKERS] another standards question
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In response to another standards question  (Michael Meskes <meskes@topsystem.de>)
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> ... I used indicator variables with
> the following syntax:
>
> select ... into :variable:indicator
>
> Now I checked Oracle and it accepts
>
> select ... into :variable indicator :indicator
>
> as well. I like this because I think this it is better readable.
> I'm not sure which version the standard supports. Currently ecpg
> accepts both.

Good. It looks like the standard allows both, including spaces between
":variable" and ":indicator" even when "INDICATOR" is omitted :(

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