Hi Tom, I already agreed to Kevin's proposed syntax, and it is better than my suggestion, but mine isn't quite as crazy as you make out.
On 1.02.11, Tom Lane wrote: > Steve White <swh...@aip.de> writes: > > Try this instead: > > > ================================================ > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION > > myfunc( ... ) > > RETURNS VOID AS '#PGSQL_IMPORT filename' LANGUAGE PLPYTHONU; > > ================================================ > > I think having psql decide that string literals mean something other > than their face value is Right Out --- it would bite you on the rear > just when you least expect it. Interesting idea... but why would psql make this decision? Did somebody suggest that off-line? I said that the script interpreter might do this... But the other syntax is better anyway. > And the notion of the behavior being > language-dependent is right out to the fourth power. But see my > alternative proposal to Kevin just now. > -- | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Steve White +49(331)7499-202 | E-Science Zi. 27 Villa Turbulenz | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (AIP) | An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam | | Vorstand: Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz, Peter A. Stolz | | Stiftung privaten Rechts, Stiftungsverzeichnis Brandenburg: III/7-71-026 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
