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From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: wierd AND condition evaluation for plpgsql
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In response to wierd AND condition evaluation for plpgsql  (Louis-David Mitterrand <vindex@apartia.org>)
Responses Re: wierd AND condition evaluation for plpgsql  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee>)
Re: wierd AND condition evaluation for plpgsql  ("Joel Burton" <joel@joelburton.com>)
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Louis-David Mitterrand writes:

> Shouldn't plpgsql shortcut AND conditions when a previous one fails, as
> perl does?

Shouldn't perl evaluate all operands unconditionally, like plpgsql does?

Seriously, if you want to change this you have to complain to the SQL
standards committee.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net

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