Re: PL/PGSQL Cook Book

Even a PL/PgSQL FAQ would be good.

> mark proctor writes:
> 
> > I've been trawling through the mailist lists and I notice there was
> > talk back in 1999 abouta PLPGSQL Cook Book - did anything come of
> > this? If no one is maintaining something like this and people think
> > its a good idea I think we should have another crack at it. I'd be
> > happy to maintain something like this and put it up on the web,
> > although I'm only a newbie and would rely upon user contribution.
> 
> Start writing, and send it to pgsql-docs@postgresql.org.  It doesn't have
> to be a great work of literature; incremental work is just fine.
> 
> >    How can I create Tree structures?
> >    Are recursive functions supported?
> >    Whats are the advanteds disadvantes of the different scipting langues PL/PGSQL, PL/Perl, PL/Tcl?
> >    How do variable scopes work in PL/PGSQL?
> >    Can I output variables from a function to the command line for debugging purposes?
> >    How to debug PL/PGSQL?
> >    Various examples for each of the statements
> 
> All valid questions.
> 
> -- 
> Peter Eisentraut      peter_e@gmx.net       http://yi.org/peter-e/
> 
> 


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