Re: wishlist for 8.4 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: wishlist for 8.4
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Msg-id 8678.1203005202@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to wishlist for 8.4  (Raphaël Jacquot <sxpert@sxpert.org>)
Responses Re: wishlist for 8.4  (Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>)
Re: wishlist for 8.4  (Sam Mason <sam@samason.me.uk>)
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Raphaël Jacquot <sxpert@sxpert.org> writes:
> so, I propose the use of
>     NEW[variable_containing_the_column_name]
> (which can obviously be extended to any tuples)
> to allow such access.

> what do you experts think ?

Zero chance.  plplgsql is a strongly typed language, and a construct
like that couldn't have any known-in-advance data type.
        regards, tom lane


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