Re: Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Roberto Mello
Subject Re: Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names?
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In response to Why do OLD and NEW have special internal names?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>
> BTW, this brings up another point, which is that up to now it's often
> been possible to use plpgsql variable names that conflict with
> core-parser reserved words, so long as you didn't need to use the
> reserved word with its special meaning.  That will stop working when
> this patch goes in.  Doesn't bother me any, but if anyone thinks it's
> a serious problem, speak now.

I imagine there will be a small percentage of PL/pgSQL users that will
be afected, so these changes must be well written up in the PL/pgSQL
documentation.

Roberto


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