Re: [HACKERS] [RFC] Set Returning Functions

2002-04-30 Thread Tom Lane
"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> 5. Ignore the current code which allows functions to return multiple >> results as expressions; we can leave it there, but deprecate it with the >> intention of eventual removal. > What does the current 'setof' pl/pgsql business actually _d

Re: [HACKERS] [RFC] Set Returning Functions

2002-04-29 Thread Christopher Kings-Lynne
> Do we want this feature? > - > Based on the many posts on this topic, I think the answer to this is a > resounding yes. Definitely! > How do we want the feature to behave? > - > A SRF should

[HACKERS] [RFC] Set Returning Functions

2002-04-22 Thread Joe Conway
I've been reading past threads, studying backend code, reviewing Alex Pilosov's "cursor foo" patch (submitted last August/September, but never applied), and conversing off list with a few people regarding a possible implementation of Set Returning Functions (or SRF for short). Below is my prop