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a.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/plpgsql-
declarations.html
b. (same page)
c. ?
d.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/plpgsql-control-
structures.html#PLPGSQL-RECORDS-ITERATING
This brings about a new question: Doesn't a PL/PGSQL function always
execute within the context of a transaction? I'd think you can't
create a transaction within one then, correct?
On Jan 28, 2005, at 3:11 PM, Andre Schnoor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am moving from Sybase to pgsql but have problems with stored
> procedures.
> The typical procedure uses
>
> a) named parameters,
> b) local variable declarations and assignments
> c) transactions
> d) cursors, views, etc.
>
> I can't seem to find these things in the Postgres function syntax.
> Procedures can be as long as 20-250 lines, performing heavy data
> manipulation tasks, running from a few seconds up to several hours.
> Database
> size is approx. 20GB.
>
> Functions in pgsql are very limited compared to Sybase procedures, so
> I'll
> have to find a workaround somehow. Perhaps somebody can point me to
> examples
> or hints regarding this issue.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Andre
>
>
>
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