Re: PL/pgSQL 'i = i + 1' Syntax

On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 07:56:25PM -0700, David Wheeler wrote:
> On May 16, 2006, at 19:52, Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> >Distant ancestors aren't particularly relevant here.  What plpgsql  
> >tries
> >to be is a ripoff^H^H^H^H^H^Hsincere flattery of Oracle's PL/SQL.  If
> >modifying the loop variable is disallowed in PL/SQL, I'm all for
> >disallowing it in plpgsql, otherwise not.
> 
> Even if PL/SQL disallows it, why would you not allow it in PL/pgSQL?  
> So that it's easier to migrate from PostgreSQL to Oracle?
> 
> If you only care about Oracle to PostgreSQL (and who wouldn't?), then  
> it in fact seems desirable for PL/pgSQL to be a superset of PL/SQL.

Well, I'd argue that if we were serious about the migration case we'd
just add PL/SQL as a language. Presumably EnterpriseDB has done that,
and might be willing to donate that to the community.
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