On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:47:45AM -0800, David Fetter wrote: > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 07:35:41PM +0100, Pavel Stehule wrote: > > 2010/3/12 David Fetter <da...@fetter.org>: > > > > > > This is, by the way, an excellent argument for including hstore in > > > core in 9.1. :) > > > > I like it - but it looking little bit strange - I thinking we need > > only one function (maybe with some special support from pl executor) > > > > begin > > update_field(NEW, 'field', value); > > .... > > This doesn't seem like a terribly useful addition, it being specific > to PL/pgsql. Then there's the quoting issue, which the above doesn't > quite address. Putting hstore in would let all the other PLs use it, > to the extent that they need such a thing. :)
Plus pure SQL use ! I was considering using hstore for a table value too for a form of "historic table". Just to say I'd also be happy with it being core in pgsql :) --strk; () Free GIS & Flash consultant/developer /\ http://strk.keybit.net/services.html -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers