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From Craig Ringer
Subject Re: plpgsql return select from multiple tables
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Msg-id 48CDE454.2010103@postnewspapers.com.au
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In response to Re: plpgsql return select from multiple tables  ("Artis Caune" <artis.caune@gmail.com>)
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Artis Caune wrote:

> 'IF FOUND THEN' or 'IF variable = X THEN' features are only in plpgsql, i think.

You can frequently achieve similar effects with COALESCE and/or CASE
expressions in normal SQL. This can be a LOT faster.

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Craig Ringer

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