Re: Anonymous code block with parameters - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Pavel Stehule
Subject Re: Anonymous code block with parameters
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Msg-id CAFj8pRDZDYyUeFqzCnfxk-18ZSM_J+NoBPmZka5kXX0h1nL4GA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Anonymous code block with parameters  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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2014-09-18 22:35 GMT+02:00 Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>:
On 09/18/2014 01:29 PM, Vik Fearing wrote:
> On 09/18/2014 10:16 PM, Hannu Krosing wrote:
>>> WITH
>>>          FUNCTION f1(a int) RETURNS int AS $$ .. $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql,
>>>          FUNCTION f2(a int) RETURNS SETOF int AS $$ .. $$ LANGUAGE
>>> plpgsql,
>>>   SELECT f1(x) FROM f2(z) LATERAL ....
>>>
>>> We can generalize WITH clause, so there SEQENCES, VIEWS, .. can be
>>> defined for "single usage"
>> +2
>>
>> I just proposed the same thing in another branch of this discussion
>> before reading this :)
>>
>> I guess it proves (a little) that WITH is the right place to do these
>> kind of things ...
>
> I've been wanting this syntax for a few years now, so I certainly vote
> for it.
>

Just to clarify: I want the WITH syntax for different purposes.
However, I *also* want DO $$ ... $$ USING ( ).  Those are two separate,
different features with different use-cases.

+1 as parametrized (read only) DO statement
 

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Josh Berkus
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