Bug # 16519 [1] is another report of confusion regarding trying to use parameters in improper locations - specifically the SET ROLE command within pl/pgsql. I'm re-attaching the doc patch and am adding it to the commitfest.
I checked this patch, and I think so it is correct - my comments are just about enhancing by some examples
Thank you for the review.
v2 attached.
I added examples in the two places you noted.
Upon re-reading, I decided that opening up the section by including everything then fitting in parameters with an exception for utility commands (without previously/otherwise identifying them) forced some undesirable verbosity. Instead, I opened up with the utility commands as the main body of non-result returning commands and then moved onto delete/insert/update non-returning cases when the subsequent paragraph regarding parameters can then refer to the second class (by way of excluding the first class). This seems to flow better, IMO.