On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 01:41:31PM -0500, Will Glynn wrote: > Michael Fuhr wrote: > > >... > > > >Is there a reason you'd want to use a cursor instead of, say, a view? > > > >Are you just curious or is there a problem you're trying to solve? > >If I've misunderstood what you're asking then please elaborate. > > > > I have previously thought this to be the most straightforward way to > solve certain problems, including functions that amount to > parameter-dependent views. If I want to join them against something not > anticipated in the first function, I have to either a) write another > function, copying the code in question, and adding the JOIN I want, or > b) write another function, call the first function, and execute an > astronomical number of little queries myself. Both bad options. Why > can't I SELECT FROM cursor JOIN some_table?
I'm not quite following what you're trying to do here, but there may be a more practical way if you want to post a concrete example. Or maybe Tom's reply does what you need... -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
