Hello,

   \set id = 1 + abs((:id * 1021) % (100000 * :scale))

seems slightly better than:

   \set id 1 + abs((:id * 1021) % (100000 * :scale))

It is question :( - it break a consistency with psql

It actually "breaks" nothing as it is purely cosmectic:-)

More seriously, I'm not sure that having a apparent syntatic homogeneity between psql and pgbench should be a requirement, but that is a point worth raising.

The syntax are not really the same anyway: for instance "\set" and "\set NAME" means something for psql but not for pgbench.

Moreover the "\set [NAME [VALUE]]" syntax of psql does not allow an expression, so it stays quite readable as it is, a situation not comparable to pgbench with expressions.

So I would tend to fully ignore the similitude between the two as a guideline, as it is only a simulitude and not a real compatibility issue.

--
Fabien.


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