On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 12:01:54PM +0300, Adrian Maier wrote: > > Personally, I think the biggest win here would be adding package support > > and syntax to plpgsql. Not only would it make porting from Oracle > > easier, it would also make plpgsql much, much more powerful. > > Hello, > > What do you think about having some kind of language-independent > packages ? > I'm thinking that it could be handy to implement some functions in > plpgsql, some functions in plpython and so . And then bundle them > together into the same package.
Personally, I basically only use plpgsql, but I can certainly see where there would be value in being able to include functions and procedures from multiple languages in one package. But I suspect this will also make some things more difficult, such as global static variables. -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828 Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?" ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq