Re: Need help with INOUT mis-understanding

Tom Lane wrote:

>"Troy" <troy@hendrix.biz> writes:
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>>Does PL/PGSQL handle
>>INOUTS the same as ORACLE PL/SQL?
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>Probably not, if the way you seem to expect it to work is like Oracle.
>An INOUT parameter isn't some sort of modifiable by-reference variable,
>it's just a shorthand for declaring an IN parameter and an OUT
>parameter.
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>            regards, tom lane
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Tom,
I have noticed this as well, if I declare OUT params I can modify them
to my hearts content before they go out,
however if you declare it as a INOUT you can't modify it because it is
declared as a constant.

I would expect the behavior of a INOUT to be ths same as OUT, not the
same as a IN.

There have been many times I really could have even used IN params that
where not declared as CONST.

How difficult would it be to have INOUT params not declared as CONST?

Thanks,

Tony Caduto