I wrote: > Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: >> Hmm, I'm worried that may be an API contract violation.
> Indeed it is. You could get away with it if you check the > EXEC_FLAG_EXPLAIN_ONLY flag before doing anything with visible > side-effects, but it's still pretty ugly. Actually, there's another problem there. What of UPDATE or DELETE with a LIMIT clause, which is something that seems to be coming down the pike: https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/patch_view?id=1550 regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers