On Oct 19, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I'd sure love $, as it's like shell, Perl, and other stuff.
>
> This discussion has gotten utterly off track. The problem I am trying
> to solve is a non-Oracle-compatible behavior in plpgsql. I have got
> substantially less than zero interest in proposals that "solve" the
> problem by introducing notations that don't even pretend to be
> compatible.
Party pooper.
I'd be in favor of a GUC that I could turn on to throw an error when
there's an ambiguity. As for which way it should go, I have no dog in
that pony hunt. Or something.
Best,
David
